The mom of a Maryland lady who was brutally raped and murdered by an unlawful immigrant in 2023 mentioned she believes justice was served after her daughter’s killer was convicted by a jury Monday in Harford County Circuit Courtroom.
Patty Morin, the mom of 37-year-old Rachel Morin, spoke with Fox Information host Sean Hannity in the future after Victor Martinez-Hernandez was discovered responsible on all counts of first-degree homicide, first-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense and kidnapping.
“So, once we heard the decision, it was very unhappy as a result of we needed to relive and see all the pieces that my daughter suffered. However then, on the similar time, we have been satisfied that this was the assassin, and that justice was served,” she mentioned.
Rachel Morin (Harford County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Rachel Morin was attacked and killed by Martinez-Hernandez whereas she was out on the Ma & Pa Heritage Path in Bel Air in August 2023.
The Harford County State’s Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned the mother-of-five was brutally crushed and raped by the Salvadoran immigrant who was ultimately apprehended in Tulsa, Okla., months after her homicide.
Patty Morin described her daughter’s dying in grotesque element, telling “Hannity” that Martinez-Hernandez bashed Rachel’s head in a lot that it seemed like a crushed eggshell.
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“She had, actually, bruises, contusions, scrapes throughout her physique. The assassin dragged her 150 yards as blood gushed out of her head into the tunnel. After which he put her up towards the tunnel wall and raped her. And you might see her physique, and also you see the define of blood from her head working down,” mentioned Patty. “So, you see the define of her physique and blood on the tunnel partitions.”
Victor Martinez Hernandez was convicted of raping and murdering mom of 5 Rachel Morin in Maryland Aug. 5, 2023. (Tulsa Police Division/ Fb)
She mentioned she’s offended on the Biden administration for her daughter’s dying and mentioned former President Joe Biden didn’t name to supply condolences.
“There was no motion on the Democratic Celebration in any method, from Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, [Alejandro] Mayorkas, anybody right here in Maryland. Not one of the senators did something to assist seek for the assassin of my daughter,” Patty defined, including that she did obtain a name from Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., launched an announcement Tuesday on Martinez-Hernandez’s conviction, saying the decision “brings a measure of justice” that the household deserves.
Patty mentioned her grandchildren have been having a tough time after reliving their mom’s homicide on the trial.
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One in every of her granddaughters took the stand and started crying when she remembered the final time she’d spoken to her mom.
“You heard her when she walked out of the courtroom after her testimony, and he or she simply could not comprise it anymore. She was simply sobbing so arduous. It was simply, it was so heart-wrenching,” mentioned Patty Morin.
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Martinez-Hernandez is about to be sentenced and will face life in jail with out the opportunity of parole.
