Hundreds Attend Memorial for MHS Student Killed on PCH

BY ANNE SOBLE

Hundreds of people gathered to reflect on the life of 13-year-old Emily Rose Shane, who was struck and killed by a speeding car while she was walking along Pacific Coast Highway on April 3.
At the gathering at the Malibu West Swim Club, her parents, Ellen and Michel Shane, spoke with open emotion about the young daughter who radiated happiness and was loved by all who knew her.
The Shanes asked that their daughter be memorialized with “a ‘pay it forward’ campaign in Emily’s name.”
Michel Shane said that people should “do a deed, any deed, and tell the person you have done this because ‘Emily asked you to,’ and then that person does the same.”
Shane said that if everyone does this, “One little girl will change the world.”
Meanwhile, the man charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office in Emily Shane’s death remains in custody. His bail has been increased to $3 million.
Sina Khankhanian, 26, was arraigned on the murder charge last week at the Airport Branch of the Superior Court before Judge Keith Schwartz.
Khankhanian, who gave a Winnetka address when arrested by sheriff’s deputies, is scheduled to return to Schwartz’s court on May 6 for the scheduling of a preliminary hearing.
Deputy District Attorney Marna Miller said the defendant is charged with one count of murder.
The complaint further alleges that he used an automobile as a deadly weapon to commit the crime.
If convicted, Khankhanian faces a maximum prison term of life with the possibility of parole.