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A man accused of murdering his mother and nephew faces life in Los Angeles

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David Córdoba is accused of murdering his mother, his 6-year-old nephew and trying to kill his brother Photo: Mark Makela / Getty Images

By: EFE 09 from January 2021

A Latino who was formally charged this Friday for the murder of his mother and a six-year-old nephew, as well as the attempted murder of the minor’s father, could receive a life sentence if convicted, reported the Los Angeles Prosecutor’s Office.

David Córdoba , of 26 years, charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder , “faces a possible maximum sentence of 39 years to life imprisonment in state prison ”, said the Prosecutor’s Office of Los Angeles .

The 21 from December to 1200, Córdoba was in the house he shared with his mother, María Rodas. After a dispute, the Latino murdered the woman as well as her nephew Alan Córdova Robles. The accused also attacked his brother Erick Córdoba, the boy’s father, with a knife, who arrived at the house, although the attack did not cause major injuries, the accusation detailed.

After the murders and the attack on his brother, the Latino fled but was captured by the police on the night of January 6, 2021, according to the authorities’ report.

The Department’s Homicide Division Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) continues with the investigation of the case, reported this Friday in a statement Greg Risling , Assistant Chief of Media for the Los Angeles District Attorney, George Gascón.

Although the Prosecutor’s Office indicates María Rodas as from 60 year old, a page on the GoFundMe website established by her daughter Juli eta Guzmán assures that the Guatemalan lady “was already in her seventies.”

“She was a woman who lived working non-stop and was known and loved by all her loved ones , their children, their grandchildren and their great-grandchildren ”, states the website, when requesting funds for the transfer of the woman’s body to her native country.

Similarly, Mónica Robles, who identified herself as the mother of the murdered minor , organized another page to raise funds for the funeral of the child who, according to the report, was buried on Thursday.

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