'Front-row seat to her mother's own suffering': 14-year-old died alongside her mom while trying to protect her from vengeful boyfriend

A Florida antheral stabbed his woman astir 20 times and past turned his attraction to her girl when the teen tried to stop his brutal attack.

Jean Pierre Ojeda Salazar, 27, was sentenced to beingness successful situation Monday aft a assemblage convicted him of 2 counts of first-degree execution for the slaying of Paula Cabrejo Molina and her 14-year-old daughter, Mariana Cabrejo. The assemblage spared Ojeda Salazar from the decease penalty.

The incidental occurred soon earlier 9 a.m. connected Nov. 26, 2023, astatine The Lodge astatine Hidden River apartments connected Riveredge Drive, the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office said.

A person who lived successful the flat with the unfortunate and her 2 children told jurors that she saw the fishy stabbing Cabrejo Molina connected the furniture erstwhile Mariana came to her defense. Ojeda Salazar stabbed Mariana earlier she could flight the apartment.

"She had a front-row spot to her mother's ain suffering," authoritative Lindsey Hodges told the assemblage during the punishment signifier of the case, according to a courtroom study from the Tampa Bay Times. "She witnessed each of it. She heard her mother's screams. She saw her mother's blood, and she saw however gruesomely her parent was attacked by the antheral who should person been saying 'I emotion you.'"

Text messages betwixt the fishy and unfortunate reportedly depicted a narration falling apart. Cabrejo Molina wanted to permission her boyfriend, messages showed.

The convicted murderer grabbed a room weapon and stabbed his woman 18 times. He stabbed Mariana 4 times. Mariana was breathing erstwhile cops arrived, but aboriginal died astatine a hospital. Paramedics pronounced Cabrejo Molina dormant connected the scene.

"This lawsuit is heartbreaking connected each level. A pistillate mislaid her life, and her teenage girl was murdered portion courageously trying to support her. This verdict holds the suspect accountable for these horrific acts and delivers a measurement of justness for a household whose lives person been changed forever," State Attorney Suzy Lopez said successful a statement.

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As Law&Crime previously reported, Ojeda Salazar fled the country successful a achromatic sedan, which helium aboriginal abandoned. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force aboriginal tracked the fishy down astatine his brother's location successful Maryland.

"Mourning the nonaccomplishment of a loved one, aft their lives were taken successful specified a tragic manner, is unfathomable. During this hard time, we volition proceed to supply enactment to the families of the victims involved," Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said successful a statement. "Salazar's apprehension proves that our detectives volition halt astatine thing to guarantee that those who perpetrate a crime, particularly 1 arsenic heinous arsenic this one, are held accountable."

Jerry Lambe contributed to this report.