$100m suit after boy dies in Texas freeze

Updated February 23 2021 - 11:14am, first published 11:11am
Maria Pineda holds two power companies responsible for the death of her son Cristian in Texas.
Maria Pineda holds two power companies responsible for the death of her son Cristian in Texas.

The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died after they lost electricity and heat in their Texas mobile home during last week's freeze has filed a $US100 million ($A126 million) lawsuit against two power companies for gross negligence.

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