Antony Skomal

Antony Skomal is a character in Netflix's 2017 Death Note film. He is responsible for the death of Light Turner's mother and he is Light's second victim.

History
At some point in the past, Antony hit Light's mother with his car, killing her in the process. He got off without conviction.

Plot
After a fight with his father, Light writes Skomal's name in the Death Note. While out to dinner at a restaurant, Skomal impales himself on his steak knife. He is Light's second victim, and the first victim that Light chose himself.

The next morning, Light's father James Turner gets the call letting him know of Skomal's death. He laughs during the phone call and tells his son, attributing the strange death to karma.

James later believes that Skomal is Light's first victim, which also leads him to realize that his son is Kira.