03-28-2011, 02:58 PM
WPBF
MIAMI -- Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the parents of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in a pest control truck on the side of Interstate 95 last month.
Jorge and Carmen Barahona sat in a Miami-Dade County courtroom together as prosecutors announced their intentions Monday. The couple faces first-degree murder charges and a slew of child abuse and neglect charges.
Jorge Barahona sits in court visibly emotional as prosecutors say they will pursue the death penalty against him and his wife.
Police said the couple beat Nubia Barahona to death Feb. 11, three days before her body was found in the back of her father's truck in West Palm Beach. Nubia's twin brother was found doused in a toxic chemical in the truck, but he survived.
Jorge Barahona was transferred from a jail in West Palm Beach to Miami-Dade County last week.
An emotional Jorge Barahona wore a vest used for inmates on a suicide watch, while Carmen Barahona wore a red jumpsuit given to high-profile inmates. They sat seats away from each other.
Carmen Barahona stares blankly as prosecutors say they will pursue the death penalty against her and her husband.
Jorge Barahona was crying and appeared extremely emotional in the courtroom. His wife stared blankly in front of her. Both of them have pleaded not guilty.
MIAMI -- Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the parents of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in a pest control truck on the side of Interstate 95 last month.
Jorge and Carmen Barahona sat in a Miami-Dade County courtroom together as prosecutors announced their intentions Monday. The couple faces first-degree murder charges and a slew of child abuse and neglect charges.
Jorge Barahona sits in court visibly emotional as prosecutors say they will pursue the death penalty against him and his wife.
Police said the couple beat Nubia Barahona to death Feb. 11, three days before her body was found in the back of her father's truck in West Palm Beach. Nubia's twin brother was found doused in a toxic chemical in the truck, but he survived.
Jorge Barahona was transferred from a jail in West Palm Beach to Miami-Dade County last week.
An emotional Jorge Barahona wore a vest used for inmates on a suicide watch, while Carmen Barahona wore a red jumpsuit given to high-profile inmates. They sat seats away from each other.
Carmen Barahona stares blankly as prosecutors say they will pursue the death penalty against her and her husband.
Jorge Barahona was crying and appeared extremely emotional in the courtroom. His wife stared blankly in front of her. Both of them have pleaded not guilty.