HOUSTON – The young Hispanic accused of having shot 22 his girlfriend violated the conditions of his bail and now instead of waiting for his day in court at home he would have to do it in jail.
Suspect Frank De León Jr. is accused of killing his girlfriend after tipping her 17 gunshots.
De León had been granted the benefit of house arrest with the condition that he remain the 24 hours inside his home, among other conditions.
However, according to documents filed in the Criminal Court 174 of Harris County, De León left his home last 28 March for a period of 2 minutes, which It cost his parole.
In this way, the accused of killing the minor Diamond Álvarez , of 17 years, is back in prison, something that the victim’s relatives had asked the authorities after a judge granted him bail despite the fact that when was arrested had packed a suitcase to travel.
De León will have to appear in court again on September 6.
The decision to grant De León bail was criticized not only by the family but also by civil organizations, who pointed out the cruelty with which he would have committed the crime by giving him 22 shot his girlfriend.
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According to the Police, DeLeón Jr. had a romantic relationship with another young woman at the same time that he was trying to fix the relationship with him with Diamond.
The facts of which he is accused occurred in the past 11 in January to the southwest of the city, after the minor left her house to walk her pet.
The day of the shooting, Diamond’s relatives found her lying on a vacant lot bleeding after hearing gunshots.
According to the authorities, while she was outside her, De León confronted her and shot her.
De León was arrested a week later when, according to the authorities, he was preparing a suitcase to escape from the city.
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