Prosecutors, attorneys in Laredo capital murder case meet
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Samuel Enrique Lopez is accused in the murders of Zayra Marlen Fuentes, 33, Lesly Sarahy Hernandez, 18, Pedro Cruz, 12, and Julian Saracho, 2.CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
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Prosecutors and defense attorneys met on Thursday in the capital murder case of the Laredo man accused of killing a family of four in April 2020.
Samuel Enrique Lopez, 20, is accused of fatally stabbing Zayra Marlén Fuentes, 33; Lesly Sarahy Hernandez, 18; and Pedro Cruz, 12. He also allegedly sexually assaulted Julian Saracho, 2, with a blunt object according to the indictment filed in early-May.
Records state Lopez also punched, hit and suffocated the child by covering his mouth and nose with duct tape.