After bail was denied to Damián Valdez-Galloso during his first appearance in Miami-Dade court, a new date has been set for him to appear before the judge handling the case of the murder of the Cuban reggaeton artist El Taiger.
According to statements made to the press by Teresa Padrón, manager of the deceased artist, Damián Valdez is scheduled to appear before a judge again on November 22, at which time he must plead guilty or not guilty to the charges brought against him in connection with the homicide of José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar.
This Friday, Damián Valdez refused to appear for the second time before the Miami-Dade court, though this time it was not related to the case of El Taiger, but rather to a previous accusation of sexual abuse and violation of registration requirements with the authorities for this offense.
In her first appearance before the court, Judge Mindy S. Glazer questioned the prosecution regarding the charge against Damián Valdez being second-degree murder instead of first-degree murder.
Teresa Padrón hopes that the charge will be upgraded to first-degree murder so that the sentence imposed will be even more severe and consistent with the gravity of the crime. She is also concerned that if she pleads guilty, her sentence could be reduced.
The artist's manager maintains that Damián received assistance after shooting El Taiger, reportedly from his wife. However, the information provided so far by the police has only revealed that the accused shot the reggaeton artist in the head, dragged him to a car, cleaned the crime scene, and then drove to the vicinity of Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he abandoned him inside the vehicle.
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