Man found guilty in Fresno house fire that killed niece and nephew

The proceedings present goes connected to a 2nd phase, wherever jurors volition see if Hurtado was insane astatine the clip of the crime.

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno County assemblage recovered a antheral blameworthy connected aggregate charges for the deaths of his babe niece and nephew successful a location occurrence connected Monday.

Filimon Hurtado was charged with starting a location occurrence that killed his 5-month-old nephew and 20-month-old niece and injured their mother.

Prosecutors accidental the 31-year-old intended to termination his relatives erstwhile helium acceptable the occurrence successful May of 2022.

Hurtado's nationalist defenders accidental helium was insane astatine the clip of the fire, bringing up a past of puerility trauma and intelligence illness.

The proceedings present goes connected to a 2nd phase, wherever jurors volition see if Hurtado was insane astatine the clip of the crime.

That's acceptable to statesman this Wednesday.

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