Jocelyn Nungaray’s grandfather mentioned he is thankful to former President Trump for his fortify in their circle of relatives after the 12-year-old woman’s alleged homicide by way of two Venezuelan nationals in Texas illegally.
“With former President Trump attaining out, my blessings to him and God bless him,” Kelvin Alvarenga informed FOX 26 Houston this week after being requested what he thought of Trump attaining out to Nungaray’s mom.
The 78-year-old presidential candidate additionally discussed her “terrible” homicide all the way through his June 27 debate with President Biden.
Her grandmother added that Nungaray’s homicide was once a end result of “open borders.”
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Former President Trump referred to as the mum of murdered 12-year-old Houston woman Jocelyn Nungaray simply mins prior to he took to the controversy degree towards President Biden. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu by the use of Getty Photographs, left; AP Picture/Annie Mulligan, most sensible proper; Jocelyn Nungaray symbol equipped by way of circle of relatives. )
However Alvarenga cautioned that he didn’t need Jocelyn for use as a “political base,” announcing “I need them to understand her title as neatly.”
The suspects allegedly sexually assaulted Nungaray prior to strangling her to demise after luring her underneath a bridge in Houston final month.
If the suspects are discovered to blame of sexual attack, they may face the demise penalty, which Nungaray’s circle of relatives opposes. They might relatively the suspects reside with what they allegedly did.
“I’d relatively for them to bear in mind this in [a prison’s] basic inhabitants,” Alvarenga mentioned. “Lifestyles with out parole. That approach, they are able to take into accout each and every evening after they pass to mattress the horrific deal that they did to our circle of relatives.”
Jocelyn Nungaray was once allegedly killed final month by way of migrants within the nation illegally. (Getty Photographs)
Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 21, and Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26, are charged with capital homicide in her demise. The 2 males crossed illegally into the U.S. previous this 12 months, in line with government.
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Alvarenga additionally mentioned “God bless” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after he mentioned not too long ago the Texas Senate shall be operating to cross “Jocelyn’s Regulation,” which might deny bail for capital homicide suspects.
“She would at all times say that she sought after to be a famous person, and so I believe that we want to proceed on her dream and, beneath the cases, which don’t seem to be the best, she is going to grow to be a famous person,” Alvarenga mentioned of his granddaughter. “She was once already a celebrity in our lives, and now we’re going to make it international.”
Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, left, and Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel were charged within the killing of Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston, Texas. (Harris County Prison)
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The suspects are anticipated again in courtroom in September.
Fox Information Virtual’s Landon Mion contributed to this record.
