Derek Medina found guilty in Facebook murder trialSouth Florida man posted picture of wife's body on Facebook after 2013 shootingAuthor: Peter Burke, Published On: 1 h Updated 13 m
MIAMI - A South Florida man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his wife.
Derek Medina, 33, was accused of fatally shooting Jennifer Alfonso, 27, in the kitchen of their South Miami townhouse in August 2013. Police said Medina uploaded a photo of her body to Facebook after the shooting.
The 12-panel jury also found Medina guilty of firing a deadly missile and child neglect as the verdict was read Wednesday. Alfonso's daughter was home when her mother was killed, but she did not witness the shooting.
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"No family should ever have to see their daughter killed and then exhibited worldwide on the Internet like some macabre trophy to a husband's anger as was Jennifer Alfonso," Miami-Dade County state attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a statement after the verdict. "Far, far too often this kind of domestic violence leads to injury and death. That's why we all must end all forms of domestic violence. The jury carefully viewed all the evidence and came to the correct conclusion that Derek Medina coldly murdered his wife to heal his own injured ego."
Medina's sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 11. Prosecutors said they will seek life in prison for Medina.
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