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(NewsNation) — Karmelo Anthony's household spoke retired for the archetypal clip since the 17-year-old was accused of stabbing different precocious schoolhouse student, Austin Metcalf, astatine a Frisco, Texas, way conscionable connected April 2.
According to ABC News, Next Generation Action Network — a societal justness enactment — held a property league Thursday with Anthony's parents successful Dallas.
Anthony's mother, Kala Hayes, arsenic good arsenic the president and CEO of Next Generation Action Network, Dominique Alexander, spoke astatine the conference.
'Our household has been attacked': Karmelo Anthony's mother
During the property conference, Hayes claimed that her family's address, arsenic good arsenic the code of her husband's erstwhile employer, had been posted connected societal media. She said her hubby had to instrumentality a permission of lack "because he's acrophobic what whitethorn hap to our family."
"In the aftermath of this tragic incident, our household has been nether attack. Whatever you deliberation happened betwixt Karmelo and the Metcalf boy, my 3 younger children, hubby and I didn't bash thing to merit to beryllium threatened, harassed and lied about," she said.
Hayes besides said that her different children person been affected. Her 13-year-old girl is allegedly "afraid to slumber successful her ain chamber due to the fact that she's fearful of what mightiness hap to her."
GiveSendGo fundraiser rumors
After the way conscionable stabbing occurred, fundraisers were acceptable up for Anthony and Metcalf. Despite Anthony's GoFundMe being taken down, GiveSendGo decided to permission the fundraiser connected their tract online.
According to ABC News, that fundraiser has raised implicit $458,000 arsenic of Thursday.
Hayes touched connected the rumors surrounding the fundraiser, saying her household hasn't received immoderate wealth from that. They were allegedly conscionable fixed the quality to retreat funds Wednesday.
"Let's beryllium clear. The household has not received 1 dime," Alexander said. "But we saw connected Twitter, we saw connected Facebook and truthful galore antithetic things, of the mendacious lavish beingness of this household — $800,000 home, purchased Escalade and backstage security."
Karmelo Anthony's household faces threats, racism: Minister
Hayes besides explained that her household believes successful the Constitution and the laws of Texas. So, she isn't definite wherefore her household is "being targeted and discriminated against earlier a just trial."
"Our lad deserves the aforesaid rights nether the instrumentality that everyone is afforded to. ... Those laws indispensable use to each of us, not conscionable immoderate of us," she said.
Hayes spoke straight to the Metcalf family, saying, "For the household who experienced the loss, my bosom goes retired for you."
Alexander besides explained that the Anthony household has had to woody with "an unimaginable magnitude of hate, racism, threats to their safety."
"This is not conscionable astir Karmelo. This is astir the household that dared to basal and request justice. Let maine beryllium large and clear, we are not scared. We are not moving. We volition not beryllium silent."
Austin Metcalf's begetter shows up astatine quality conference: Reports
Anthony has been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf astatine a precocious schoolhouse way meet. The 2 got into an altercation, which ended with Anthony allegedly stabbing Metcalf, who is said to person died successful his duplicate brother's arms.
Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, showed up astatine the quality league Thursday, according to KDFW. However, constabulary officers from the Dallas Police Department showed up earlier the presser started and asked him to leave.
Metcalf allegedly told CBS News Texas that helium thought showing up to the quality league would beryllium a accidental for the families to travel together. Officers told Metcalf that if helium didn't leave, they would person to complaint him with trespassing.
Alexander allegedly started the quality league by slamming Jeff Metcalf for showing up. He said, "It conscionable shows you each the character. He was not invited. He knows that it is inappropriate to beryllium adjacent his family."
Anthony had initially been held connected a $1 cardinal bond. However, a Collin County justice changed his bond to $250,000, online tribunal records stated. That day, helium was reportedly released from the region jail.
