Kingsburg killer sentenced to prison as victim's family demands answers

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- "You took my son. You took my son!" a parent said successful a Fresno County courtroom connected Thursday.

It was 1 of respective tense moments arsenic she looked her son's slayer successful the eyes.

"I anticipation you rot successful jail!" she said.

Luis Rodriguez stood a fewer feet away. He is convicted of manslaughter aft pleading nary contention to the charge.

Prosecutors accidental helium killed 25-year-old Alvaro Hernandez Jr. successful Kingsburg past July, stabbing him to death.

Hernandez's household contiguous demanded answers.

"What did I bash to you for you to termination him?" his grandma said. "I opened the doors of my home. Why did you bash that?"

Hernandez was a father, described by his household arsenic a hard-working and dedicated man.

Rodriguez volition present walk 12 years successful authorities situation for Hernandez's death.

However, galore of the details stay nether seal since Rodriguez pleaded earlier a trial.

"I would conscionable similar to apologize to everybody successful the court, particularly to Mr. Alvaro's family," helium said successful court. "I didn't mean for thing to hap similar this. God knows I'm not a atrocious person."

"You didn't mean to stab him?" Judge James Kelley asked.

"I didn't mean for thing to spell this far," Rodriguez said.

He claimed helium tried to de-escalate the situation, with his defence lawyer claiming the unfortunate was holding something.

"Maybe (he) reacted excessively soon," the lawyer admitted.

The world of Hernandez's decease inactive pains the victim's family.

"No magnitude of years volition ever beryllium the close punishment for taking my husband's life," Hernandez's spouse said.

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