A jury in South Florida, United States, found guilty of murder and manipulation of evidence to the woman who killed the young Colombian Daniela Tabares in 2019.
The family of the victim from Cali celebrated the verdict, since for years they had been leading a campaign so that the case would not remain unpunished.
The jury in a Broward County court made the decision after two and a half days of deliberation, and found Yvonne Serrano, who is now 56 years old, guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
The evidence showed that on the night of November 22, 2019, After attending an activity in a bar organized by the gym they both attended, Yvonne killed the 21-year-old woman from Cali.
“To say I’m happy right now is difficult, but it was something we were waiting for, something we wanted. “I, the family and the entire community were crying out for justice to be done for my daughter,” said Isabel Tabares, mother of the murdered Colombian.
This was the crime of Daniela Tabares 5 years ago
The last time Daniela Tabares Maya, 21, from Cali, was seen alive, she had left a renowned bar located in the center of Miami (United States) in her car. A friend of hers accompanied her.
Some time later he stopped in another part of the city to drop off his friend Yvonne Serrano, 51, at home. According to the city police, it was at that moment that Tabares received the shot in the head that ended her life.
The official report indicates that Serrano called the 911 emergency line at 5:55 in the morning, four hours after the homicide occurred, to report the case that occurred on November 23. However, at that time he pointed out that he did not know the young woman who had been left lying in the car parked outside her house.
What caused the authorities most suspicion was that Serrano changed his version of events on several occasions. The Miami Police assured that the woman, visibly nervous, stated during the interrogation that she had woken up in the passenger seat of Tabares’ car when she realized that the Colombian woman was dead. According to her, it was at that moment that she decided to call the authorities.
The Police investigation managed to clarify that the alleged murderer had tried to hide the evidence from surveillance cameras and that she even washed her clothes to leave no trace of the crime.
Daniela was the epitome of these qualities and a role model for all of us. Every time you saw her in the gym, she smiled, encouraged everyone around her, and the kindness in her heart shined through.
According to the local news portal Heavy.com, Daniela Tabares and Yvonne Serrano went to the same gym located in the Coral Springs area and usually went out to the movies or to bars with other training partners.
“In the gym we encourage qualities like honesty, integrity, enthusiasm, courage and being as excited about your teammate next to you as you are about yourself. Daniela was the epitome of these qualities and a role model for all of us. Every time When you saw her in the gym, she smiled, encouraged everyone around her and the kindness in her heart shone through. I will miss seeing her do that little wave she is doing in the third image when she passes the office to go to class,” he wrote on social media. social Megan Davies, friend and training partner of the Colombian at the Training for Warriors gym.
Coach Rick Davies told CBS Miami, “Everyone here loved Daniela…She was an absolutely incredible person and an inspiration to all of us.”
The victim had celebrated her 21st birthday on May 8, 2019 and was a graduate of JP Taravella High School, which is part of the Broward County Public School District.
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