TAMPA, Florida – The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced that Angel Gabriel Cuz Choc has been sentenced to death for the brutal killings of his girlfriend and her young daughter.
A judge formally imposed the death sentence on Friday, February 6, 2026, following a jury’s recommendation after Cuz Choc was found guilty in October 2025.
Prosecutors said Cuz Choc attacked and killed his girlfriend, Amalia Coc Choc De Pec, using a shovel and a knife before fatally stabbing her 4-year-old daughter, Estrella, while she was in the bathtub…