Lucio was in prison for 15 years, accused of beating his two -year -old daughter to death. Photo: EFE.
Melissa Lucio’s family clarified on Tuesday that the suspension of her execution, announced yesterday, was not enough for them, and They will continue to fight for the liberation of this Latin mother.which ensures he was innocent of the murder of his two -year -old daughter.
“The fight isn’t over yet,” Melissa’s son John Lucio told the media in front of the Mountainview jail, where Melissa is still incarcerated.
“I want to tell the whole world that we will continue to fight for my mother’s life, because she is not yet with us,” added John, one of the most important figures in the public defense campaign for Melissa Lucio, who was assassinated. was set for April 27 and adjourned until his case was reviewed.
Melissa Lucio’s children Bobby Álvarez (2i), and John Lucio (r) with his wife Michelle (i) and their friends Sabana (2d) and Casper (3i) and their two children woman poses with Sabrina Vantassel (3d), director of a documentary about Melissa. Photo: EFE
“He has been in jail for 15 yearswithout us, and we need it, “he added. Lucio’s family also announced a rally tomorrow in Brownsville, the county seat of Cameron County, where the two-year-old girl died and where Melissa was tried. .
There John Lucio hopes at least a thousand people will come to try to pressure the district attorney, Luis Saenz, after the Texas Court of Appeals decided yesterday that Cameron’s courts should review the case and re sue him if they estimate it is necessary.
Various NGOs are calling for Lucio’s immediate release. Photo: AP
“We’re going to go to District Attorney Luis Saenz (and tell him) to please be humble and help my mother and set her free,” John Lucio asked.
Although Melissa remains incarcerated on Mountainview death row in the small town of Gatesville, both her family and his lawyers believe that the new trial will not take place and that he will be released directlybecause they believed that the prosecution did not have enough evidence to convict him.
Melissa Lucio was accused in 2007 of beating her two -year -old son to deathbut he always made sure that the minor died after falling down several stairs toward his residence at the time, in the town of Harlingen in Texas, near the Mexican border.
Melissa Lucio was accused in 2007 of beating her two -year -old son to death.
A few hours after his death, Lucio was aggressively questioned for five hours without the presence of a lawyer, which led to a forced confession.
The public defender who defended Melissa did not present evidence in her favor and did not want the rest of her children to testify at trial to discuss her friendly character.
Activists are celebrating the postponement of Lucio’s death sentence. Photo: AP
According to Lucio’s current lawyers, the prosecution also presented false evidence at trial.
The case has also received considerable attention from the media and prominent US personalities, including Kim Kardashian, Hilaria Baldwin, Susan Sarandon or Amanda Knox, the young American convicted in Italy for the murder of her roommate and who the more Later. , after several years in prison, he was declared innocent.
Mellissa, at the time of her arrest 15 years ago.
The defense also says Lucio, a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and domestic violence, was aggressively interrogated for five hours without a lawyer, leading to a forced confession.
In addition to this request for pardon, lawyers have filed four other appeals before the courts, where resolutions have not yet been filed.
Source: Clarin
