Father of teacher murdered at Dinuba home dies of heart attack

DINUBA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A tragic execution has present claimed the lives of 2 people.

The household of Sergio Martin says his father, Manuel Martin, passed distant from a bosom onslaught connected Sunday.

Sergio, who was a mediate schoolhouse teacher successful Orosi, was changeable and killed successful his Dinuba location backmost successful November of past year

"Had they not murdered my cousin, my uncle would inactive beryllium alive. He'd beryllium alive, happy, healthy. Both of them are celebrating Easter. This is simply a tragedy. This is the execution of 2 people, not conscionable my relative but besides of my uncle. They are liable for both," said Wendy Gonzales, Sergio's cousin.

Wendy Gonzales says her uncle was ever happy, giving, and a jokester.

But ever since Sergio's execution successful November, her uncle wasn't the same.

"Since we buried my cousin, my uncle stopped eating. He stopped speaking each clip I would spot him, and we would accidental our goodbyes. He would conscionable pat his heart, and that's it. He wouldn't speak. He conscionable stopped surviving the time my relative died," said Wendy.

Dinuba Police judge Sergio was changeable and killed during a burglary astatine his Dinuba location successful November of past year.

Within a fewer weeks, officers arrested 4 people, including a juvenile, successful transportation to the case.

They were aboriginal released, and charges person yet to beryllium filed.

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"Once the proceedings starts, idiosyncratic is brought to justice. I deliberation that's erstwhile my aunt volition consciousness a small comfort. But close now, there's nary comfortableness knowing that her lad and her hubby are gone. It's conscionable tragic," expressed Wendy.

The District Attorney's bureau has taken implicit the case, conducting hunt warrants and forensic investigations.

They are besides waiting for grounds to beryllium processed by the authorities Department of Justice.

In the meantime, the Martin household volition person to program a 2nd ceremonial portion they proceed to grieve and combat for justness for Sergio.

"When helium was murdered. It was close earlier the holidays. It was earlier Thanksgiving and Christmas, and we. It was conscionable bittersweet for the household that helium wasn't present with us. And present we're doing this close earlier Easter. My aunt is aggravated due to the fact that she knows that whoever did this is location celebrating with their families," said Wendy.

Although Dinuba Police can't remark connected the case, they bash consciousness determination is simply a beardown case, and judge Sergio's killers volition beryllium brought to justice.

The Martin Family has a GoFundMe page to assistance enactment ceremonial expenses for Manuel.