Dutch Mantel Comments On Granddaughter's Death

As previously reported, the 16-year-old granddaughter of professional wrestling legend Dutch Mantell was tragically killed yesterday due to injuries she sustained in an automobile accident.

In an update, Mantell posted the following messages on his official Twitter page yesterday, first confirming the initial reports, then confirming that the car his granddaughter, Amelia, was in was hit by another car, while also offering scathing comments about the individual responsible, who later died from injuries he sustained in the same accident:

"My wife and I lost our beautiful 16 year-old granddaughter today in a horrible car crash. She was the light of our world. We love you, Amelia."

"My granddaughter died today in a senseless accident. The guy that collided with my sweet baby died tonight at 1pm on the op table."

"The guy who killed my gr/daughter deserved to die. Why would a beautiful 16 year old have to suffer bcuz of white trash like him."

Mantell also posted more news Wednesday regarding the accident on his official Facebook page:

"The piece of scum who crashed into my granddaughter doing 70 MPH died on the operating table last night. I'm not a vengeful man but that bastard got what he deserved. He was a life long criminal who was running from the police when he hit my baby. Amelia was going to dance practice, he was running to get away from the police. We are going now to go claim her body back to our family. God Bless you sweet Amelia. This the hardest thing I've ever had to do. Pray for my wife and daughter."

Mantell also took to his Facebook page Wednesday evening by posting the following message to fans:

"I want to thank all my FB friends for their support in this very difficult time. The funeral services will be tomorrow when we will be receiving friends 4 to 7:30PM at the Dotson Memorial Church in Maryville. My heart is shattered in a million pieces, but I would love for everyone who loved and cared about Amelia to be there to celebrate her beautiful life and tell her goodbye. Amelia will be cremated and in lieu of flowers, I respectfully ask all my friends to donate a few dollars via PayPal in order to send Amanda to a place that Amelia loved, the Grand Canyon to disburse this beautiful child to the winds. Whatever you can donate would be greatly appreciated. Please send to dirtydutchmantell@gmailcom via PayPal. We love you Amelia."

Everyone here at WrestlingNewsSource.com continues to extend our prayers and condolences to the Mantell family during this tragic time.