exclusive — Mother of a 16-year-old Texas girl who was brutally murdered by a thug. illegal immigration from mexico At his home last December, he said he cried over President Trump's victory last week.
“When I heard the news in the morning that he had won, I cried,” Jacqueline Medina told FOX News Digital. “I cried for my daughter. The Biden-Harris administration has failed us terribly.”
Medina's “beautiful, loving, cheerful, funny” 16-year-old daughter, Lizbeth Medina, was murdered on December 5, 2023. Rafael Gobert Romero, a 24-year-old man charged with capital murder in connection with the attack, is scheduled to go on trial next month.
“and [Trump] Because we won, stricter laws will be enacted to prevent this from happening again to our children, our children, our families, our loved ones. I sincerely hope so,” Medina said.
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On December 5, 2023, Jacqueline Medina came home to find her daughter Lizbeth Medina, 16, dead in her bathtub. (Instagram)
Medina said she knows stricter policies won't bring her daughter back, but she hopes it will “prevent this from happening to other children.”
“We don't want another Lisbeth. We don't want another Laken Riley.”
Mr. Medina left his apartment for work in the early morning hours of December 5, 2023. My daughter usually went to school right after that, but that day she couldn't go to school or to the Christmas parade where the cheer squad was supposed to practice.
A Jackson County grand jury indicted Rafael Gobert Romero on charges of secret murder in connection with the stabbing death of Lizbeth Medina. (FOX 26 Houston)
When Medina showed up at the Christmas parade but couldn't see her daughter, she knew something was wrong and frantically contacted friends and family to ask for help finding the 16-year-old.
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Mr. Medina had not heard from or seen Lisbeth that night, and when he returned home, he found Edna dead in the bathtub of her apartment with apparent stab wounds.
Edna police arrested Romero in Schulenberg, Texas, five days after Lisbeth's death, authorities said.
Jacqueline Medina hopes Trump's election victory will help prevent other families from going through what her family endured when Lisbeth was murdered. (Facebook)
Romero has a criminal history in Texas and was on probation at the time of his arrest in connection with Lizbeth's murder. Edna Police Chief Rick Boone He previously told FOX News Digital.
The murder suspect was reportedly on probation for robbery in 2022. schulenburgIt is located about 90 miles from Edna, Fayette County Records first reported. Edna police said Romero may also have been involved in a robbery at Lisbeth's home about a month before the murder.
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The Edna Police Department announced the arrest of Rafael Gobert Romero, an “undocumented male” who authorities believe is “the person responsible for the death of Lisbeth Medina.” (Edna Police Department)
Neither Medina nor Lizbeth knew Romero, but Medina indicated that her home had been burglarized on Nov. 13, about a month before the teen was killed. Edna police believe Romero was involved in the robbery and may have stalked Lisbeth before. allegedly attacked and killed her.
“I'm still lost. I still feel like I don't know what to do with my life.”
“My whole life I've been a daughter,” Medina said. “And I still find it very difficult to find myself, to find out what direction I need to go in life. The only thing that makes me strong right now is The thing is, we still need to get justice for her. We are also busy trying to raise her scholarship funds that we have raised for Edna's cheerleaders. And we are donating to a specific child advocacy fund in her name.”
Edna police are investigating Liz Medina's death as a capital murder case. (Facebook)
Medina said she wants her daughter to be remembered as a kind and outstanding young woman, not for her tragic death.
“But at the same time, I want everyone to hear her story so they can understand why things need to change,” Medina said. “That's the only way to get people to understand why we want things to change.”
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Romero's trial is scheduled to begin on December 3 in Jackson County, Texas.
The trial of Jose Ibarra, the suspected illegal immigrant who murdered Georgia college student Laken Riley in February, begins this week. Medina said she plans to attend Ybarra's trial and keep Riley's family in her thoughts.
