Supply driver responsible of killing girl, setting fireplace

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An equipment supply man was convicted Wednesday of beating a 75-year-old girl to loss of life and setting her on fireplace at her Florida dwelling.

A Palm Seashore County circuit choose convicted Jorge Dupre Lachazo, 24, of first-degree homicide, housebreaking and arson following a three-day bench trial, in response to courtroom data. He faces a compulsory life sentence at an April 5 listening to.

Dupre Lachazo and one other man delivered a washer and dryer bought from Finest Purchase to Evelyn Smith Udell’s Boca Raton dwelling in August 2019, officers stated. After putting in the home equipment, the opposite man went exterior and reported listening to screams minutes later. He discovered the sufferer on the ground and known as 911. Dupre Lachazo drove off within the supply truck however was later stopped by a responding officer, investigators stated.

Police discovered a rubber mallet used within the assault and a can of paint thinner used to begin the hearth subsequent to Udell’s physique. Prosecutors stated each had Dupre Lachazo’s fingerprints on them. Investigators additionally discovered that the lady’s pockets had been disturbed, suggesting theft as a motive for the assault.

Protection attorneys didn’t deny that Dupre Lachazo attacked the older girl however argued the slaying wasn’t premeditated or intentional.