Saturday, September 12, 2009

Stepdad pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in death of 12-year-old girl (Washington, DC)

Stepdad FELIPE CACERES has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the strangulation death of his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The child was found in the family's living room with a plastic bag over her head.

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Man pleads guilty in stepdaughter's death
September 12, 2009 - 8:15am

WASHINGTON (AP) - Prosecutors say a D.C. man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his 12-year-old stepdaughter last year.

Forty-six-year-old Felipe Caceres entered the plea on Friday. He will be sentenced on Nov. 13.

According to court documents, 12-year-old Marisol Caceres was found dead on her family's living room floor with a plastic bag over her head. She had been strangled.

Police say Caceres tried to kill himself before he surrendered to authorities three days after the July 29, 2008 slaying.