Family 'relieved but overwhelmed' after arrest in Visalia grandmother's murder

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Relieved but overwhelmed is however 57-year-old Margarita Verduzco's household says they are feeling present that a idiosyncratic has been arrested successful transportation to the grandmother's death.

On June 20, she was brutally attacked and sexually assaulted astatine a autobus halt successful Visalia.

She died 10 days later.

The suspect, 20-year-old Adrian Hernandez Medrano, was recovered successful Alaska this week and is present successful constabulary custody facing aggregate charges.

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"I don't person immoderate words for him, I person nary words for him. But I volition beryllium determination for each tribunal day and I volition spot the extremity day until helium is sentenced due to the fact that she didn't merit that," says Monica Avila, Margarita's daughter.

That night, constabulary say, helium besides sexually assaulted 2 different women.

All 3 were stateless and staying adjacent Oval Park.

"Nobody deserved that, not adjacent the different radical determination that this happened to them. I anticipation they spell to tribunal too, truthful they tin attest against him due to the fact that my ma can't," expresses Monica.

Margarita was raised successful Orange Cove, spent immoderate clip successful Chicago moving astatine a mill and yet moved backmost to the Central Valley.

She became stateless 15 years ago, aft a divorcement and losing custody of her triplets.

Her eldest daughter, Monica Avila, is near with lone photos and a dependable signaling her ma near behind.

In that dependable signaling Margarita says, "I support speechmaking my bible, and I deliberation astir deity each azygous time of my life, and mundane that passes by, I emotion him adjacent much due to the fact that helium is the 1 that is keeping maine alive."

Margarita was suffering from kidney nonaccomplishment and had conscionable near the infirmary earlier the attack.

Her girl was by her broadside connected her past days.

"Sometimes it makes maine wonder, that if God kept her alive, wherefore couldn't helium support her live a small longer," expresses Monica.

And astatine 41, Monica is besides facing kidney failure.

All portion raising her kids, including 5-year-old Armani, who is conscionable 17 pounds.

He was calved with a uncommon condition, has encountered wellness obstacles for astir of his life, but this week helium started walking.

"He is what keeps maine going, him and my kids support maine going," expresses Monica.

If you would similar to enactment Margarita Verduzco's household during this hard time, they bash person a GoFundMe for ceremonial expenses.

The household mentions they are thankful for each donations and erstwhile they person gathered the funds they volition beryllium capable to laic their loved 1 to rest.

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