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Trial begins in rape, killing of 6-year-old in New Mexico
June 10, 2021
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Opening statements have started this week for a trial against a New Mexico man prosecutors say raped and killed 6-year-old Ariana “Jade” Romeo in August 2018.
Jade’s mother, Stephanie Romeo, told a jury on Wednesday that she came home from a long night of work and climbed into the bed beside her daughter without realizing the girl was dead. Romero recounted that the following morning on Aug. 11 she tried to wake the girl up.
Court records show Ariana Romeo, who was mostly nude and bloodied, was cold to the touch, not breathing and wrapped tightly in a blanket. She also had multiple injuries to her body. The medical examiner’s office ruled her death as homicide by strangulation.