JACKSON AREA, Texas (KTRK)– The male that has actually been billed with resources murder in the 2023 fatality of a 16-year-old Lizbeth Medina in Jackson Area almost 2 years earlier is anticipated to take an appeal offer, according to the area region staff.
On Dec. 5, Lizbeth’s mom stated she located her little girl stabbed inside a tub at their Edna home after the supporter really did not get to a Xmas ceremony with the remainder of her team.
INITIAL RECORD: Mom makes terrible exploration after 16-year-old little girl supposedly killed in their apartment
A couple of days after Medina was located, the after that 23-year-old suspect, Rafael Romero, was billed with her murder.
Court papers expose he admitted to the criminal activity and had actually shown “stalking-like habits” leading up to the murder.
Records likewise stated that a person day prior to the teenager was located, a security cam captured a person driving with the Cottonwood Apartments in a silver cars and truck around 10 p.m.
A month prior to the murder, on Nov. 13, there was a break-in at the exact same home, to which authorities stated they thought Romero was attached.
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Rafael Govea Romero is charged of taking the phone of 16-year-old Lizbeth Medina after supposedly stabbing her to fatality inside her Edna home.
At the time of the murder, Edna cops claim Romero was undocumented with an ended visa.
Authorities stated Romero’s court hearing is arranged for Thursday at 10 a.m.
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