CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been convicted of killing a 6-year-old boy who was trying to protect his sister from a sexual assault.
Osvaldo Rivera, of Camden, was found guilty Friday of felony murder and numerous other charges by a jury that reached its verdict after deliberating for less than three hours. He faces life in prison when he's sentenced Oct. 23.
Authorities said Rivera, 33, broke into the children's home in September 2012 while they were asleep and their mother was in the hospital recovering from a surgical procedure. Rivera was trying to assault a 12-year-old girl when her little brother intervened to protect her, investigators said.
Osvaldo Rivera, of Camden, was found guilty Friday of felony murder and numerous other charges by a jury that reached its verdict after deliberating for less than three hours. He faces life in prison when he's sentenced Oct. 23.
Authorities said Rivera, 33, broke into the children's home in September 2012 while they were asleep and their mother was in the hospital recovering from a surgical procedure. Rivera was trying to assault a 12-year-old girl when her little brother intervened to protect her, investigators said.
Rivera cut the kids' throats, powers said. The young lady rushed to a neighbor's home for help.
Two different young ladies, ages 9 and 14, were inside the home yet weren't harmed.
At the time of Rivera's capture, there was hypothesis that he had been smoking "wet," or maryjane bound with PCP. Anyway powers said that has never been affirmed, and the issue wasn't raised amid the trial.
Cases were made at trial that Rivera was intoxicated when the strike happened, however prosecutors said there was no proof Rivera had expended liquor around the time of the assaults.
They additionally noted his slowing down course, which they said demonstrated an acceptable consciousness of having conferred an offense, and his physical activities —, for example, jumping wall — that exhibited adjust and coordination improbable in an individual so inebriated they would be uninformed of their activities.
Besides the felony murder count, Rivera was also found guilty of murder, attempted murder, aggravated sexual assault, burglary, making terroristic threats, weapons offenses and two counts of child endangerment.
Two different young ladies, ages 9 and 14, were inside the home yet weren't harmed.
At the time of Rivera's capture, there was hypothesis that he had been smoking "wet," or maryjane bound with PCP. Anyway powers said that has never been affirmed, and the issue wasn't raised amid the trial.
Cases were made at trial that Rivera was intoxicated when the strike happened, however prosecutors said there was no proof Rivera had expended liquor around the time of the assaults.
They additionally noted his slowing down course, which they said demonstrated an acceptable consciousness of having conferred an offense, and his physical activities —, for example, jumping wall — that exhibited adjust and coordination improbable in an individual so inebriated they would be uninformed of their activities.
Besides the felony murder count, Rivera was also found guilty of murder, attempted murder, aggravated sexual assault, burglary, making terroristic threats, weapons offenses and two counts of child endangerment.
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