![]() “The acts of knowingly preventing Anthony from access to liquids involve each defendant actively keeping Anthony’s bedroom door locked for the substantial duration of the period required to cause the severe dehydration, or when Anthony was not locked in his room. The judge overseeing the bench trial agreed that the evidence showed Anthony Avalos was tortured to death and that Barron and Leiva “derived pleasure from seeing Anthony suffer.” ![]() The boy died at a hospital the next day - and officials determined Anthony had been severely abused physically in the weeks before he died of dehydration and blunt force trauma injuries. “They are bad, evil people - and I use the word ‘people’ lightly because they are nothing short of monsters,” he added.Īccording to the Los Angeles County DA’s Office, deputies found Anthony unresponsive at the home in Lancaster after a 911 call on June 20, 2018. ![]() ![]() “Heather came up with the torture techniques and she got Leiva to do them.” “Kareem was the enforcer, Heather was the mastermind,” Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami said during closing arguments. Prosecutors seek death penalty against ex-wife’s new husband in Microsoft executive’s ambush murder ![]()
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