Police have recently released new video footage of the fatal incident on the set of the film Rust last October. However, county sheriff Adan Mendoza violated constitutional law by releasing it. That's what Brian Panish, Matthew Hutchins' attorney, claims in an email that is said to be available to the US celebrity portal "TMZ".
Hutchins is the husband of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. She was fatally injured on the set of the film "Rust" after a shot was fired from a gun that actor Alec Baldwin had been handling. The new footage includes rescue workers tending to the injured camerawoman, who later succumbed to her injuries.
"Stepped" on the right hand side of Halyna Hutchins?
The sheriff's office "trampled on" the constitutional rights of the deceased, the email said, among other things. The publication could therefore cause irreparable harm to the Hutchins widower and young son. Among other things, the lawyer fears that the recordings could be used by other children to psychologically abuse Hutchins' son.
In the email, Panish called on the police to respect the rights of the deceased, the widower and their son "to dignity, privacy, respect and justice" in the future.
Furthermore, Mendoza broke his promise to let Matt Hutchins see any material that was to be released. The lawyer is asking the office to remove the video footage. Although the damage already caused cannot be made up for by the publication, it limits any "complimentary responsibility" for further damage.
