the mexican actor Pablo Lyle was sentenced this Friday to five years in prison and eight years of probation for the death in 2019 of a 63-year-old Cuban, whom he punched after an argument that occurred at an intersection in this city in South Florida (USA).
Miami-Dade County Magistrate Marisa Tinkler Méndez imposed the sentence on Friday on Lyle, present in court in a prisoner’s uniform and handcuffed, after last October a jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the death of Juan Ricardo Hernández.
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The attorneys for the Prosecutor’s Office had requested in this case the maximum sentence, 15 years in prison, while the defense requested a year and a half in prison.
Defense attorney Philip Reizenstein asked the judge to take into account that Lyle has no criminal record and that it was Juan Ricardo Hernández who started the discussion. The Miami-Dade County circuit judge acknowledged that it has been the most difficult case of her career and that, when imposing the sentence, which also involves hours of community service and conflict resolution and anger management, she took into account mitigating factors under state law.
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“This is a sad example of something that went too far. I think that if Lyle had a second chance, he would not take those actions for which he must now take responsibility,” said the judge, who affirmed that Mr. Hernández “he did not deserve to die for what happened that day“, at the same time that the Mexican acted” defeated by rage.
The judge noted that this is the most difficult case she has had in her career.
‘I have learned a great lesson’
“It is the most sincere apology I have offered in my life, with all my heart I am so sorry“, said the actor, visibly moved, to the relatives of the victim present in the room moments before the sentence was announced, in which it was the first time that he has manifested himself since the incident occurred.
“I have learned a great lesson,” added the Mexican, who at times was forced to interrupt his testimony due to tears and specified that He had nothing against the victim, nor that he had ever imagined the outcome caused by an event that lasted “a matter of seconds”.
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In turn, Lyle’s wife, Ana Araujo, said in the room that the actor was never a violent person but rather “someone conciliatory”, who always looks out for the good of others and the well-being of his family, and for This event “has been something very impressive.”
“I have always told you, you are a heart with legs” (feet), the wife and mother of his two children told the actor, who revealed that, after learning of Hernández’s death in the hospital, “Pablo was vomiting, he couldn’t stop crying, he couldn’t get upI couldn’t believe that the man had passed away.” “A reaction of a few seconds does not define you as a person,” added Araujo.
It is the most sincere apology I have offered in my life, with all my heart I am so sorry
The actor’s sister, Silvia Lyle, and his brother-in-law, Nicolás Delfino, the latter the driver of the vehicle in which Lyle, his wife and children were traveling on the day of the events, which occurred in March 2019, also gave their testimony.
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The aggression occurred at a red light and during a fight for a traffic argument during which the telenovela actor like ‘Mi adorable maldición’ got out of the car and hit Hernández as he returned to his car after yelling at the occupants.
The images collected by the security cameras of a nearby gas station show Lyle runs towards the man, who, seeing the Mexican approaching, tries to protect himself without success. and, after receiving a punch, he collapses instantly.
Four days later, he died at a Miami hospital. Defense attorney Philip Reizenstein called during the trial for an independent review of the facts regarding what called an “excusable homicide”and told the judge that Florida law provides that “people fight and throw punches.”
Last December, the judge rejected a defense request for a new trial to be held. Lyle’s lawyers, who is known for his performance in soap operas such as ‘La sombra del pasado’, they had previously petitioned, also unsuccessfully, to have the case dismissed under the self-defense law from the state of Florida.
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“When I saw my father in that hospital bed, I didn’t want to believe it was him, because he was a very happy person, very attentive to everyone. There are no words to describe who my father was. It’s been a very hard four years,” he said. in the room the son of the victim, Juan Ricardo Hernández, who requested the maximum sentence in the room. During the hearing, a video of the victim’s mother recorded in Cuba, where she resides, was shown and she asked for justice for her sonthe same thing that the deceased’s fiancée did in the living room.
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