After delivering a emotional victim impact statement in court, Diamond Alvarez’s mother and two other family members attacked her daughter’s alleged killer, Frank DeLeon Jr., sparking a brawl that was later adjourned. Nineteen-year-old DeLeon is accused of fatally shooting Diamond Alvarez, 22 times in Jan. 2022, according to the New York Post.
After delivering a emotional victim impact statement in court, Diamond Alvarez’s mother and two other family members attacked her daughter’s alleged killer, Frank DeLeon Jr., sparking a brawl that was later adjourned.
Alvarez’s mother, Anna Machado, delivered a victim impact statement during the second day of the murder trial. Once she finished her statement, Machado walked off the stand and headed toward DeLeon before a bailiff stopped her. At that point, Alvarez’s uncle stepped forward and pummeled DeLeon, punching the alleged killer multiple times.
Video of the fight shows court employees rushing to take down DeLeon while DeLeon is pulled to a corner. DeLeon’s own mother then shoves Machado as she tries to defend her relative. The courtroom was then reportedly adjourned after security broke up the fight.
Machado later told reporters outside the court room she regrets the incident.
“That was wrong of me, that was wrong of us, because we are not monsters,” Machado reportedly said. “But it’s so much hate, because I want my daughter back, and what he did is horrible, seeing my daughter there and looking at him, knowing he did that, and him laughing at my face, it was very wrong and I’m sorry for that.”
A massive brawl erupted in a Houston courtroom after Frank DeLeon Jr., 20, admitted to fatally shooting his 16-year-old girlfriend, Diamond Alvarez, 22 times in January 2022.
The altercation began when the victim's mother, Anna Machado, called DeLeon a "monster" and attempted to… pic.twitter.com/piGX17dhcq
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“He’s a monster in my eyes. That would need change. Did he look remorseful at all? No. He was laughing at my face,” Machado added, according to the Post. “A life is not a joke. My daughter’s not a joke.”
Alvarez and DeLeon broke up after she allegedly caught DeLeon cheating, per the outlet. DeLeon allegedly asked Alvarez to meet him at a park before he fatally shot her.
Shortly after accepting a plea deal, a fight broke out between the suspect and victim's families. Frank DeLeon Jr. will now be sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 16-y/o Diamond Alvarez. https://t.co/ApGu4kk0x5
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After delivering her victim impact statement, Diamond Alvarez’s mother and two other family members attacked her daughter’s alleged killer, sparking a brawl that was later adjourned.