Singer D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old girl, judge rules
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Singer D4vd murdered 14-year-old victim to silence her, prosecutors sayD4vd, the 21-year-old whose legal name is David Burke, showed no emotion when the judge issued her ruling, watching calmly and intently in his orange jail clothes and glasses as he had throughout the proceedings.He has pleaded not guilty. His lawyers argued that the murder evidence was insufficient, but did not argue against the other two charges. A year before her death, the pair also exchanged messages about how she had become pregnant – she assured him the baby was his – and that she had an abortion.During the preliminary hearing, prosecutors introduced photos of the two of them kissing and lying in bed.
- ▪Singer D4vd murdered 14-year-old victim to silence her, prosecutors sayD4vd, the 21-year-old whose legal name is David Burke, showed no emotion when the judge issued her ruling, watching calmly and intently in his orange jail clothes and gl
- ▪His lawyers argued that the murder evidence was insufficient, but did not argue against the other two charges.
- ▪A year before her death, the pair also exchanged messages about how she had become pregnant – she assured him the baby was his – and that she had an abortion.During the preliminary hearing, prosecutors introduced photos of the two of them k
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- ▪ US singer D4vd to stand trial in killing of teenage girl — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ Judge rules singer D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez — South China Morning Post
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Open this photo in gallery:A makeshift memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on April 21.Damian Dovarganes/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountA judge ruled Monday that there is enough evidence to put D4vd on trial in the killing and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who authorities said had threatened to expose their relationship and crater the indie-pop singer’s rising career just a few days before his debut album dropped.“i will end ur career and ur life,” she told him in a text message sent the night before her death.Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo decided that evidence presented during a preliminary hearing provided probable cause for a trial on charges of…
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