MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A crowd of parents gathered outside the Madera County Superior Court on Monday, demanding tougher consequences for juveniles charged with murder.
The protest follows a similar demonstration in Hanford last month, which was also in response to a growing number of violent crimes committed by teens in the Central Valley.
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On Monday, the mothers stood in support of Samantha Bautista, whose 13-year-old son, Jacob Munoz, was stabbed to death. Also there was Madera County District Attorney Sally Moreno.
“It takes a few years,” said District Attorney Sally Moreno. “So you have a core of people who’ve been harmed by it, and people who are willing to stand up and lead.”…