MAN JAILED FOR KILLING DAUGHTERS LESBIAN LOVER

A man was angry that his daughter was involved
in a lesbian relationship so he decided to kill
his daughter's lover and her mother, according
to police reports in Austin, Texas.
A defense lawyer admitted that his client was
guilty of killing the two women, but said the
charge of capital murder is too strong.
Jose Alfonso Aviles, 57, was charged with
murdering his daughter's lesbian lover, 24-
year-old Norma Hurtado, and her 57-year-old
mother, Maria Hurtado.
Attorney Bradley Urrutia said his client was
willing to plead guilty to a lesser charge of
murder, but not capital murder.
"He went over there and had a discussion with
the young woman who was seeing his
daughter and he did not plan to kill her,"
Urrutia said. "I tell you that he did not intend
to kill the two, but maybe only intended to kill
one and therefore, this is not capital murder,
it's just murder. That's what our strategy is
and why we are willing to to plead guilty at
this time," the defense attorney said.
A guilty verdict on a capital murder charge
could bring a sentence of life without parole.
Conviction of a lesser charge of manslaughter
would allow Aviles to be eligible for parole in
30 years, when he will be about 80-years-old.
Demonstrations were held and there were calls
for action at the funerals. Community
meetings were also held. The fatal
confrontation occurred at the Hurtado family
home, according to police reports. Urrutia said
the confrontation was a result of a long battle
between the two families.
Urrutia denied that Aviles killed the two only
because the relationship with his 17-year-old
daughter. "That is what has been reported, but
that's not true at all," Urrutia said. "It was
more of a struggle to get Norma to leave her
daughter alone so that she could fulfill her
responsibility that she had in school."
The jury did not see it his way, and they
convicted Aviles for capital murder. He will
serve life in prison without parole.

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