Fresno woman sentenced to 12 years for fatal stabbing

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Nearly 3 years aft Destiny Angel stabbed her boyfriend, Angel Huerta to death, she learned her destiny and faced terrible words from her begetter and the victim's household and friends.

Even Destiny's ain begetter stood up with harsh words for his girl and an apology to the family.

"My girl is the monster they marque her retired to be, and I recognize that, and I'm good with that, but successful my heart, that's my small girl," said Michael Angel, Destiny Angel's Father. "And I americium truthful atrocious for everything that happened."

Destiny entered a no-contest plea earlier this twelvemonth for the July 2022 stabbing of the begetter of her child.

Police said they recovered the 28-year-old with a stab coiled astatine Olive and Fifth successful Central Fresno. A information that haunts his loved ones to this day.

"You stabbed Angel, you stabbed him and stabbed him and stabbed him," said Catherine Bernal, household person of Angel Huerta. "You near him bleeding outside, you ne'er called for assistance for him, you ne'er attempted to assistance him."

Huerta died astatine the hospital. Surveillance video led detectives to Destiny, who was arrested little than 2 weeks later.

Investigators said it was an statement that led to the stabbing.

As immoderate of Huerta's household members work their unfortunate interaction statements, they became overwhelmed with emotion and asked others to measurement in.

On her part, arsenic Destiny stood shackled, she switched betwixt staring astatine the level and shaking her caput astatine their statements.

Huerta's champion person mourned what helium had already missed and would ne'er experience.

"Bones volition ne'er get to perceive his daughter's laugh. How overmuch clip is that worth?" said Juan Gonzalez, Angel Huerta's friend. "Bones volition ne'er get to perceive her accidental those 4 precious words 'I emotion you daddy'. How overmuch clip is that worth?"

Destiny was sentenced to 12 years successful prison, acold abbreviated of what Huerta's household and friends would've liked to see. With recognition for clip served, her condemnation is astir 9 years.