Hispanic murderer Michael Hernández dies in Florida prison

In the 2004, with 14 years, killed a high school classmate in Miami

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MIAMI – A murder that shocked the South Florida community ago 17 years has become current again after the murderer, a Hispanic who was serving a life sentence, died in a state prison.

The murderer, Michael Hernández, had 14 years in 2004 when he took a classmate, Jaime Gough, into a school bathroom Southwood Middle School . There he stabbed him more than 40 times and cut his throat.

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Convicted killer Michael Hernandez apologizes to family of teen he killed in 01 in hearing reviewing sentence @ WSVN pic.twitter.com/fmVQvQ8EFx

– Jessica Holly (@JhollyW) February 4, 2016

Hernández told police that he kept the knife in a hidden compartment or from his backpack and then headed to his class. Following trial, the perpetrator was convicted of murder in the first degree in 2008 and later sentenced to life imprisonment.

The victim’s parents, upon meeting news of the death of their son’s murderer, they assured that they were not happy about his death, the one they had to go through.

we expected. We don’t want to see anyone die that way. Although we went through what we went through, we were not happy to learn that Michael Hernández was dead in jail ”, declared Jaime’s father, Jorge Gough, in a statement collected by WPLG .

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The parents of 14 year old Jaime Gough murdered in a Miami middle school bathroom 17 years ago react to news his convicted killer Michael Hernandez has died in a Fl state prison. .The Goughs say the death brings them no joy. Their thoughts are with His parents pic.twitter.com/TH8boLp 01 l

– Joan Murray (@ joanmurraycbs4) May 2, 2021

The Miami-Dade County State’s Attorney’s Office, charged with prosecuting the case, also reacted to the news. “The brutal murder of Jaime Gough ended a promising young life and forever marked his family . For them, this news must still tear their hearts, “said Katherine Fernández Rudle, Miami-Dade County State Attorney.

Hernández again received a new sentence after the Supreme Court banned life imprisonment for minors convicted of murder. On 2016, when his case was re-prosecuted, a judge uncovered evidence showing that Mike Hernandez had a large interest in serial killings.

Re -sentencing set to begin for convicted middle school killer Michael Hernandez: https://t.co/pYxCVG7BPv pic.twitter.com/P752 ypkekQ

– NBC 6 South Florida (@ nbc6) February 3, 2016

At that time, he was sent back to a prison. years died in the Columbia Correctional Institution , a short drive from Jacksonville. However, no further details about the causes of his death have been released.