NEW YORK (WABC) — The Connecticut man who says he killed a hotel worker while protecting his family in Anguilla spoke out Tuesday afternoon, describing the ordeal as “a nightmare.” Scott Hapgood held a news conference in Manhattan before he returns to the island to go before a judge.
“On April 13, my family’s life was changed forever,” he said. “Since that day, we’ve been living a nightmare that has gradually become our reality.” His comments come as a new toxicology report shows that hotel worker had drugs and alcohol in his system the night he died.
“We want the same thing as the people of Anguilla, for the truth to come out,” he said. “We have a long road ahead of us, but I’m looking forward to someday getting back to the life we once had.” The 44-year-old American financier is fighting for his freedom after authorities say he killed a worker during a fight at a five-star Caribbean resort.
Hapgood was vacationing with his wife and children when he says 27-year-old Kenny Mitchel showed up claiming he needed to fix a broken sink. In a written account Hapgood provided to the New York Times, he claims soon after he let Mitchel inside, the worker “pulled a knife on me, demanding my money and my wallet.”
Hapgood said during a “hard struggle” he was stabbed and bitten by…
