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The man on trial for the 2018 stabbing death of a University of Iowa student is a hard-working, family-centered immigrant from Mexico who was pressured into making a false confession, his defense told jurors Tuesday.
Jennifer Frese, a lawyer for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, said in her opening statement that their hearts should break for 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts, but that authorities conducted an incomplete investigation into her death and were too quick to close the case.
“Her family deserves justice but so does Cristhian Bahena Rivera,” Frese said, standing next to her client.
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Abogada de mexicano acusado de homicidio en Iowa asegura que confesó bajo coacción
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