MIAMI – An equipment shipping man was sentenced Wednesday to everyday living in prison for beating a 75-yr-outdated lady to loss of life and setting her on hearth at her South Florida household.
A Palm Beach County circuit decide gave Jorge Dupre Lachazo two everyday living sentences, furthermore one more 30-calendar year sentence, in accordance to courtroom information. The 24-12 months-outdated was convicted in January of very first-degree murder, theft and arson, subsequent a a few-working day trial.
Dupre Lachazo and one more person sent a washer and dryer procured from Best Get to Evelyn Smith Udell’s Boca Raton residence in August 2019, officers mentioned. Soon after putting in the appliances, the other guy went outside and reported hearing screams minutes later. He uncovered Udell on the flooring and called 911. Dupre Lachazo drove off in the supply truck but was later stopped by a responding officer, investigators stated.
Law enforcement located a rubber mallet, which was used in the attack, and a can of paint thinner that Dupre Lachazo made use of to start out the fireplace up coming to Udell’s physique, in accordance to legislation enforcement. The two experienced Dupre Lachazo’s fingerprints on them, prosecutors explained. Investigators also identified that the woman’s wallet experienced been disturbed, suggesting theft as a motive for the assault.
Protection lawyers failed to deny that Dupre Lachazo attacked the older female, but they argued the slaying wasn’t premeditated or intentional.
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