Australian girl thrown from bridge of Tampa bay could be the most heartbreaking news you could heard of this New Year. How could a real father do such crime to his daughter? The 5-year-old Australian girl thrown from bridge was heard screaming as she fell to her death 60-foot in Florida bridge.
The real motive of the father identified as John Nicholas Jonchuck was not clear yet. Daily Mail reported that the 5-year-old Australian girl thrown from bridge named as Phoebe Jonchuk was rescued by divers from Eckerd College 40 minutes later but even after resuscitation, she didn't survive the tragic incident.
On the same day the horrific incident happened, John Jonchuck met with police and his attorney to discuss his daughter's custody. It was reported that the suspect was acting weird that he was calling his attorney "God" and asked him to read the Bible in Swedish.
According to police records, the 5-year-old Australian girl thrown from bridge was under his father's custody ever since he separated with his wife Michelle Kerr who has MS. Kerr and Jonchuck had tumultuous six years of marriage where they often have reported domestic violence issues.
Michelle Kerr, the mother of Australian girl thrown from bridge told to authorities that she couldn't imagine that Jonchuck could ever hurt their daughter. She stated he was a good dad. And at the same time, Phoebe always says "I love you daddy" and that she really love her dad.
On Thursday after midnight that the Australian girl thrown from bridge, Jonchuck was seen speeding on his Chrysler PT Cruiser heading to Sunshine Skyway Bridge at a speed of 160 km/h that caught the officer's attention.
Jonchuck stopped his car as the officer approached him but he went to backseat and pulled Phoebe and turned her over the bridge railing. After the incident of the Australian girl thrown from bridge, the officers chased the father who ran and was arrested in a nearby county, Yahoo News reported.
What happened to the father of the Australian girl thrown from bridge? There was no information on what pushed the father to kill his 5-year-old daughter. Jonchuck faces first-degree murder for throwing his own child to death. His first trial is set on Thursday afternoon.
The tragic death of the Australian girl thrown from bridge was almost the same incident that happened in 2009 when 4-year-old Darcey Freeman was thrown by her own father, Arthur Philip Freeman off the West Gate Bridge.
Phoebe Jonchuk, 5-year-old Australian girl thrown from bridge by his own father, John Nicholas Jonchuck.
Vigil tonight for 5 y/o Phoebe Jonchuck tonight, police say her dad threw her off a bridge. https://t.co/H534whlKxd pic.twitter.com/t49wYr4aKK
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) January 8, 2015
Australian girl thrown from bridge- John Nicholas Jonchuck was arrested the 40 minutes later after he threw his daughter in bridge of Tampa bay.
Police say this man hugged his daughter, 5, then threw her off a St. Pete bridge to her death. https://t.co/H534whlKxd pic.twitter.com/aiC4wYqNKL — WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) January 8, 2015
