Texas Will Seek the Death Penalty for Two Venezuelans Accused of Murdering a Girl.

The case of the murder and rape of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl from Houston, has caused great outrage and a strong feeling of contempt among the inhabitants of Texas, as in recent hours the state has assured that it will seek the death penalty for those responsible.  The accused are two Venezuelan men, Johan Martinez-Rangel, 22 years old, and Franklin Peña, 26, who face murder charges after the girl's body was found in a creek in June 2024. Both accused entered the country illegally and were arrested after an exhaustive investigation. Initially, Harris County prosecutors did not consider that the charges against the accused qualified for the death penalty, but the discovery of evidence of sexual assault in the case changed this stance, considering the crime as capital murder.

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