Edward Lake, father of three children killed by Marco Muzzo, dies
By Meredith Bond
Posted Jun 20, 2022, 5:36PM EDT.
Last Updated Jun 20, 2022, 7:02PM EDT.
Edward Lake, the father of three children killed by drunk driver Marco Muzzo in 2015, has died by suicide.
His children, nine-year-old Daniel Neville-Lake, his five-year-old brother Harrison, their two-year-old sister Milly and the children’s 65-year-old grandfather, Gary Neville, were killed in the September 2015 crash in Vaughan.
Muzzo was the driver, sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to four counts of impaired driving causing death and two of impaired driving causing bodily harm.
At Muzzo’s sentencing hearing,Edward said in a statement that he had suffered from suicidal thoughts and intense anxiety since the crash, and the loss has affected his marriage.
Muzzo was granted full parole on Feb. 9, 2021 despite devastating impact statements from the Neville-Lake family.
Both Edward and the childrens’ mother Jennifer Neville-Lake had urged the board to not grant Muzzo parole, saying he has not truly taken responsibility or shown remorse for his actions.
They had also urged the board to require him to live in a different province should he be granted parole.
“He scares me. The thought of him being out on the street frightens me greatly. I get panicked and anxious thinking about him,” Jennifer told the board at the time of hearing.
Part of his parole conditions required him avoid the victim’s families and not to reside in York Region where the crash occurred or Brampton where the Lakes live.
Jennifer shared a post on Twitter Sunday on Father’s Day with a photo of the children’s gravestone with a tweet that said, “Father’s Day 2022. This shouldn’t be real. It can’t be.”
Jennifer also tweeted that the family is also currently engaged in an ongoing civil suit against the Muzzo family.
By Meredith Bond
Posted Jun 20, 2022, 5:36PM EDT.
Last Updated Jun 20, 2022, 7:02PM EDT.
Edward Lake, the father of three children killed by drunk driver Marco Muzzo in 2015, has died by suicide.
His children, nine-year-old Daniel Neville-Lake, his five-year-old brother Harrison, their two-year-old sister Milly and the children’s 65-year-old grandfather, Gary Neville, were killed in the September 2015 crash in Vaughan.
Muzzo was the driver, sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to four counts of impaired driving causing death and two of impaired driving causing bodily harm.
At Muzzo’s sentencing hearing,Edward said in a statement that he had suffered from suicidal thoughts and intense anxiety since the crash, and the loss has affected his marriage.
Muzzo was granted full parole on Feb. 9, 2021 despite devastating impact statements from the Neville-Lake family.
Both Edward and the childrens’ mother Jennifer Neville-Lake had urged the board to not grant Muzzo parole, saying he has not truly taken responsibility or shown remorse for his actions.
They had also urged the board to require him to live in a different province should he be granted parole.
“He scares me. The thought of him being out on the street frightens me greatly. I get panicked and anxious thinking about him,” Jennifer told the board at the time of hearing.
Part of his parole conditions required him avoid the victim’s families and not to reside in York Region where the crash occurred or Brampton where the Lakes live.
Jennifer shared a post on Twitter Sunday on Father’s Day with a photo of the children’s gravestone with a tweet that said, “Father’s Day 2022. This shouldn’t be real. It can’t be.”
Jennifer also tweeted that the family is also currently engaged in an ongoing civil suit against the Muzzo family.