Paul Lowe: Son of British war photographer appears in court accused of murder | American news

The son of a British war photographer has appeared in court charged with murdering his father.

Paul Lowe, who covered conflicts such as the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, was outspoken death in California on October 12.

He died of a stab wound to the neck on a popular hiking trail in the San Gabriel Mountains, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s office.

His 19-year-old son Emir Abadzic Lowe has appeared at LA’s West Covina Courthouse charged with one count of murder.

It is alleged he was seen driving away from the scene on Mount Baldy Road near Stoddard Canyon Falls, and “subsequently involved in a solo traffic accident a few miles away” before his arrest, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

The teenager is scheduled to appear in court on December 9. A judge set his bail at $2.02 million.

LA District Attorney George Gascon said he will pursue justice for the victim and “ensure the perpetrator is held accountable for his actions.”

A ‘courageous and beloved comrade’

Mr Lowe was a professor at the University of the Arts London, a visiting professor of war studies at King’s College London and taught at an academy through the VII Foundation – which trains emerging photojournalists from communities underrepresented in the media.

He was described by the foundation as a “courageous and beloved comrade, and a deeply devoted father and husband.”

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Santiago Lyon, a former vice-president and director of photography at The Associated Press news agency, also paid tribute, having worked with Mr Lowe during the siege of Sarajevo in the early 1990s.

He said Mr Lowe was a very “talented, courageous and dedicated photojournalist who repeatedly put himself in harm’s way to show the world the reality of war zones and humanitarian crises around the world”.

“His untimely death has had a profound impact on the photojournalism community and we are in shock,” Lyon said.