Mall Of America Settles Lawsuit With Family Of Boy Tossed Off Balcony

The Mall of America has confidentially settled a lawsuit with the family of a five-year-old boy who was tossed off a third-floor balcony by a man who claimed he was 'looking for someone to kill'. 
Landen Hoffman, 남자 쇼핑몰 now eight, was five years old when the man with a history of causing a disturbance at the mall threw him off a balcony - 40-feet to the ground - at the shopping center in Bloomington, in April
br>/p>The child suffered severe head trauma and multiple broken bones./p>Emmanuel Aranda, 24, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the attack on th
br>/p>Aranda, who had been banned from the mall in two other instances, told investigators he committed that horrific act after 'a woman rejected his adva
br>/p>As part of the settlement, the Mall of America has promised to toughen its trespassing polic
br>/p> Landen Hoffman, now eight, was five years old when  when a man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall threw him off a balcony - 40 feet to the ground - at the shopping center in Bloomington, Minneso

br>The youngster suffered severe head trauma and multiple broken
br>/p> Emmanuel Aranda pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the heinous atta

br>Aranda (pictured) listens as Judge Jeannice Reding hands out the Hennepin County Government Center on June 3, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minne
br>/p> The family alleged in that mall security should have prevented Aranda from 'prowling' at the building without an officer following him close

br>The lawsuit alleged that the mall and its security detail knew about previous 'violent, aggressive, and erratic' behavior that Aranda had displayed at the shopping c
br>/p>In a joint statement announcing the settlement, the mall and 남자 쇼핑몰 the family said they will work together on policy changes to prevent simila
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s.'Mall of America and the family have agreed to work together with a focus on safety, and already are jointly pursuing policy changes to existing trespass limits for violent criminals so as to give greater ability to preclude such persons from their premises,' the sta
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At the time it was filed, an attorney for the family said the boy had already incurred more than $1.7 million in medical expenses. Landen's parents said on their GoFundMe page in 2019 that Landen had including surgeries for two broken arms and a broken leg, facial and skull fractures and removal of
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n.'The boy's recovery has been nothing short of miraculous and the focus remains on his health and wellbeing, which includes privacy during this time,' Monday's statement

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'The Mall and the family will ask that any resulting change be named in honor of the
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We all have been extremely humbled by the outpouring of support and prayers from everyone one,' the sta
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