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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Emotions remained earthy successful tribunal Thursday greeting much than 4 years aft Gilberto Tiznado killed his mother.
As the 44-year-old Fresno antheral sat shackled successful a reddish situation jumpsuit, his household members wept conscionable feet away.
But Tiznado's relatives were not determination to enactment him.
Instead, they delivered harsh words arsenic they mourned the nonaccomplishment of 56-year-old Guadalupe Rivera Guzman.
"God volition forgive you, but arsenic for your family, I don't deliberation we tin ever forgive what you did," Misuko Guzman, the victim's niece, said.
The tribunal asked Action News not to amusement the faces of the 4 loved ones who delivered unfortunate interaction statements, and Tiznado's lawyer advised him to look consecutive up to debar the camera. He did not look to amusement immoderate emotion.
In November, Tiznado pleaded blameworthy to first-degree murder. And successful tribunal connected Thursday, immoderate details of the brutal onslaught came out.
"This is simply a brutal murder. The unfortunate was attacked successful the room portion she was conscionable having breakfast. Attacked from down by astonishment ... by a hammer," Deputy District Attorney David Olmos said.
Prosecutors had offered Tiznado a plea agreement, but helium rejected it.
Then, conscionable days aft the proceedings started, Tiznado pleaded blameworthy due to the fact that immoderate of his household members were connected the witnesser database to attest successful court.
That blameworthy plea meant not each of the grounds came retired successful court, and it is unclear what led up to the astonishment attack.
On Thursday, Judge Alvin Harrell III pushed for details.
"His household would astir apt privation to cognize the aforesaid reply to the question I'm astir to ask," the justice said. "What was going done his caput moments earlier helium decided to onslaught his parent with this hammer?"
But defence lawyer Greg Cross said his lawsuit did not privation to code the court. However, Tiznado's erstwhile pastor antecedently told Action News Tiznado was suffering from a meth addiction erstwhile the execution occurred.
Just moments later, Tiznado learned his sentence. The justice denied probation, sentenced Tiznado to 25 years to beingness successful prison, and ordered helium wage astir $4,300 successful restitution.
Tiznado volition soon spell to Wasco State Prison to service his sentence.
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