After 15 years, Jorge Barahona — the Westchester electrician charged with the brutal murder of his adopted daughter — might finally face a jury.
During a hearing Wednesday morning, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Andrea Wolfson said she wanted Barahona, 58, to go to trial in October or November. Barahona has been behind bars since March 2011 after being accused of killing of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona and torturing her twin brother Victor.
Barahona’s attorney, Stephan Lopez, said a trial date in that time frame was “unrealistic.” Lopez took the case in December after Barahona fired his previous court-appointed attorney.
Wearing red jail attire reserved for high-security inmates, Barahona sat quietly throughout the hearing. He is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and a slew of child-abuse offenses. He is facing the death penalty if convicted…