SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Attorneys for the State of Florida are seeking the death penalty against a Longwood man accused of killing his 3-year-old daughter and slashing the throat of his 12-year-old daughter, according to an affidavit.
Juan Bravo-Torres, 39, was arrested earlier this year after attacking his daughters and cutting his own wrists and throat, arrest records show.
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A notice of intent to seek the death penalty was released by the State Attorney’s Office, which says the state is seeking such a penalty due to several aggravating factors, including accusations that the felony was “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel” and the victim was a child under 12 years of age.
Bravo-Torres was indicted Tuesday for charges of first-degree premeditated murder and attempted first-degree premeditated murder.
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