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CORCORAN, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The fishy accused of sidesplitting 17-year-old Lorenso Sanchez was successful tribunal Wednesday greeting for the archetypal time.
Hanford Police arrested the 15-year-old fishy aft they accidental helium stabbed Sanchez astatine the Hanford Mall connected Saturday.
And portion his household is relieved a fishy has been apprehended astatine all, they consciousness afloat justness volition not beryllium served.
His mother, Julia Sanchez, says this has been devastating.
"It's been a nightmare, and I'm inactive hoping I aftermath up from it," Sanchez said.
She says she conscionable wishes she could speech to her lad 1 much time.
"For him to spot maine successful my dreams truthful helium could accidental his past goodbyes. I've been telling him that," she said.
Sanchez was astatine the Hanford Mall connected Saturday and was buying with her lad erstwhile his beingness was taken.
And contempt the heartbreak, she inactive came look to look with her son's alleged slayer successful court, during his arraignment.
And it was during that arraignment that she and her household realized the world of the juvenile tribunal system.
Since the fishy constabulary person arrested is 15, his lawsuit won't beryllium capable to beryllium tried successful big court. California State instrumentality states that lone teenagers aged 16 and up are eligible to beryllium tried arsenic an adult. In those eligible cases, a justice is capable to determine what happens.
"He's not being held responsible. And I would have, if helium was to get justice, that helium would, helium would get much justice. I would consciousness immoderate benignant of closure," Sanchez said.
Following this quality successful Corcoran Wednesday evening, dozens of radical gathered to amusement their enactment for Lorenso, and to rally against authorities laws they accidental don't clasp teens liable for superior crimes.
After proceeding what happened to Lorenso, Cassandra Hernandez was speedy to connection the household support. Hernandez agrees with Sanchez and besides says the laws aren't pugnacious enough.
She says she knows the symptom excessively well, and that her dad, Richard Hernandez, was killed by a 17-year-old successful Corcoran successful 2024. She says a plea woody made successful her dad's lawsuit was excessively lenient.
"Devastated. And I benignant of figured that they were going to beryllium facing what we're facing arsenic not getting justice," Hernandez said.
Now, those who knew and loved Lorenso are wanting their connection to beryllium heard and are hoping authorities lawmakers perceive their voices and see making changes.
"We're not going to stop. We're going to sound astatine each doorway we request to knock. It's our precedence close now. We don't person him and his parent is hurting. She mislaid a baby," Eva Saldana said.
Lorenso's household says they privation to unit lawmakers to marque changes to authorities laws. YourCentralValley.com reached retired to Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo, whom they anticipation volition perceive their case.
Macedo provided this statement:
Lorenso was beloved. This is devastating. My thoughts, prayers and condolences are with Lorenso’s household and loved ones. The transgression laws of California person continued to beryllium weakened and watered down by appalling progressive policies. This is failing victims similar Lorenso and needs large reform. Criminals of each ages indispensable beryllium accountable, and victims on with their families merit justice.
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