Michael Andrew Fife died in hospital following an attack after he was falsely accused of sexual assault in Utah on April 23, 2019. (GoFundMe) Utah Man Dies After False Sexual Assault Claim Sparks Fatal Revenge Attack A Utah man has died after being struck shortly after being accused of a sexual assault aboard a city bus. The Logan Police Department said in a news release that Michael Fife of Logan died on April 27 at the McKay-Dee Hospital, where he was being treated for injuries sustained in a revenge attack. Fife was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old aboard a Cache Valley Transit District bus in Logan at around 3 p.m. on April 23, according to police. Shortly after the alleged incident on the bus, the 16-year-old girl called her 17-year-old brother and claimed Fife had sexually assaulted her. Minutes later, as Fife got off the bus, he was met by the 17-year-old brother of the alleged victim. The teenager struck Fife, according to police. Fife fell and suffered head injuries when he hit the sidewalk. The 17-year-old suspect fled the scene on foot as Fife lay on the ground unconscious. Someone called 911 and paramedics rushed Fife to the hospital. “His injuries were so bad that he was transferred to McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT where they performed emergency surgery on his skull to relieve the swelling of his brain,” said Brandie Callahan, the organizer of a GoFundMe campaign to cover funeral expenses. The Logan City Police Department announced on May 7, “Early Saturday morning, April 27, 2019, Mr. Michael Fife died of his injuries.” When detectives reviewed surveillance footage of the alleged sexual assault, they said that “the video showed Mr. Fife walking past the girl, but no sexual assault occurred.” The police have not released the names of the 16-year-old accuser or her 17-year-old brother, the assault suspect. The case remains under investigation, police said, adding they were consulting with prosecutors on further steps. In a post on the campaign page, Callahan has asked people to “help lay big Mike to rest,” adding that donations would go towards settling “the cost of hospital bills, cremation, and entering into a burial plot.” Woman Jailed for False Rape Claims The incident recalls the case of a woman who was handed a 10-year prison sentence for making a string of false rape allegations and sexual assault claims. Jemma Beale, from Hounslow, west London, was given the jail term in August 2017 after claiming she was raped by nine men and sexually assaulted by six in four incidents over the course of three years. Beale made a bid to overturn her convictions for perverting the course of justice and perjury. Her appeal was rejected by three judges at the Southwark Crown Court of Appeal on March 28, 2019. Fake rape complainant who had man jailed for two years loses appeal against conviction and sentence. Court of Appeal judges say Jemma Beale showed ‘no indication of remorse’ pic.twitter.com/4Yrf1UHkyi — CourtNewsUK (@CourtNewsUK) March 28, 2019 The 27-year-old’s false claims against 15 men led to one serving a two-year prison term after being wrongly convicted of rape, while another fled the country. The string of claims meant police spent more than £250,000 ($326,900) and 6,400 hours investigating her allegations, The Times of London reported. Man Spends 5 Months in Jail After False Rape Accusation In another case of false accusations, a 31-year-old man said he spent five months in a maximum security prison after his ex-girlfriend falsely accused him of rape, according to a report. Australian Daniel Jones, of Canberra, said he was accused of rape and assault by Sarah Jane Parkinson in 2014. NO, WOMEN ALSO LIE Sarah Jane Parkinson… falsely accused her former fiancé, ­Daniel Jones, of assault and rape.https://t.co/tF4BhR148H — #DontCryWolf Campaign – Stop #FalseAllegations (@donotcrywolf) February 14, 2019 Jones, 31, was arrested at a room in her parents’ home and was detained by police. Parkinson, he said, told the police that he beat and raped her that morning, 9News reported on April 4. “I’d just built a house and she’d moved in with me, everything was going well,” Jones said. “I had everything going right… and in that instant, everything just went to [expletive],” he added. Parkinson worked at the local Queanbeyan Police Station, and she told her colleagues that Jones abused her. 60 Minutes: Daniel Jones sent to jail after being wrongly accused of rape by fiancee https://t.co/nHW6dIpuOm pic.twitter.com/70J2eil0Ve — Blog Dady (@TRENDINGHITS1) April 4, 2019 In the 2014 incident, he was taken to a maximum security prison and served five months behind bars, reported the Daily Mail. During that time, police investigated multiple false accusations against him. Parkinson was eventually sentenced to three years in prison for making false statements. Epoch Times reporters Jack Phillips and Isabel Van Brugen contributed to this article.<doc-sep>The Logan Police Department is investigating a possible false sexual assault accusation that led to a 62-year-old man’s death. Michael Fife died on April 27th. It was four days after he suffered severe head trauma from being tackled to the ground. “This was a single, forceful motion that appeared to knock Mr. Fife off his feet,” said Chief Gary Jensen of the Logan City Police Department. Jensen says the aggressor was a 17-year-old who was led to believe his 16-year-old sister had been sexually assaulted by Fife. Police said the sister said it happened while on a Cache Valley Transit District bus, but Chief Jensen said the surveillance footage they obtained doesn’t support her claim. “It just doesn’t appear to according to what we were told, and the video that we watched that the two stories come together.” Jensen said the assault happened while Fife was getting off the bus near 300 South 100 West. After the attacker ran away, eyewitnesses called for help. This was all around 3 o’clock on April 23, but police said the accuser didn’t call to report the alleged assault to police until 6:15 p.m. that day. “Laws are written,” said Jensen. “There are elements put in place that create the notion of the crime. So, we’re looking at this case trying to decide if the elements, and the knowledge of the perpetrator versus what actions took whether they meet the elements of certain crimes.” According to a GoFundMe raising money for his funeral, Fife leaves behind a son named after him. ABC4 did reach out to Cache Valley Transit District to obtain a copy of the surveillance video. Our request was denied. We were told it could interfere with the investigation. We also reached out to Michael Fife’s family. We’re still waiting to hear back. >>>WHAT OTHERS ARE CLICKING ON<<<doc-sep>Note: We've recently updated our online systems. If you can't login please try resetting your password. You must login with an email address. 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LOGAN — Police officers are investigating the death of a 62-year-old Logan man who was physically beaten by a 17-year-old boy after being falsely accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Michael Fife died April 27 at an Ogden hospital, where he was being treated for his injuries following the attack. According to a press release from the Logan City Police Department, the 16-year-old girl claimed she was sexually assaulted by Fife while riding a CVTD bus, Tuesday afternoon, April 23. The female immediately called her 17-year-old brother and told him the allegations. Officers report, minutes later the brother located Fife getting off the bus near 300 South 100 West. The teen ran towards the man and pushed him. Fife allegedly fell to the sidewalk and suffered injuries to his head. He was left unconscious, lying on the sidewalk, while the assailant fled the scene on foot. Witnesses called police and paramedics to the scene. Fife was transported by ambulance to Logan Regional Hospital and later transferred to McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden. Officers claim that several hours later, the 16-year-old girl called police to report the sexual assault on the bus. Detectives later reviewed video footage from the bus. It showed Fife walking past the girl but never assaulting her. Police are not releasing the names of the two juveniles because of their age. They are continuing to investigate and will turn the case over to the Cache County Attorney’s Office, to determine whether criminal charges will be filed. Fife leaves behind one son. A friend has opened a GoFundMe account, to raise money to settle the cost of hospital bills, cremation, and entering into a burial plot. will@cvradio.com