A jury recommended the death penalty for an illegal immigrant who was found guilty of murder in the brutal stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter in Central Florida.
A Hillsborough County jury recommended the death penalty for Angel Gabriel Cuz Choc in the brutal stabbing deaths of his girlfriend, Amalia Coc Choc De Pec and her 4-year-old daughter Estrella. The State sought the death penalty in this case because of the heinous, atrocious, and cruel nature of the murders.
Cuz Choc attacked Amalia with a shovel and a knife, repeatedly striking and stabbing her. Her 4-year-old daughter was found stabbed to death in the bathtub. Prosecutors argued that Cuz Choc committed the crimes when he became angry after Amalia returned home late from an outing with a friend.
The jury found Cuz Choc guilty of the crimes before moving on to the penalty phase of the trial, which lasted more than two days…