Melissa Lucio is an American lady who has a place with Hispanic drop and has been condemned to death in Texas. The court has delivered charges of capital homicide against her after the demise of her two-year-old little girl named Mariah. Mariah, on being analyzed, was viewed as in a fetal condition with different phases of swelling and wounds on her head, and wounds of the kidneys, lungs, and spinal string. As per the investigator, the wounds that were made to Mariah were the aftereffects of actual maltreatment while Lucio’s lawyer says that the wounds were made to the little girl since she tumbled down the steps two days before her passing.
Melissa Lucio Early Life
Melissa Lucio was born on eighteenth July 1968 in Lubbock, Texas. Albeit the authority reports say that Lucio was born in 1968, her family members and nearest individuals say that she was born in 1969. Lucio’s dad died when Lucio was a newborn child and her family moved to Rio Grande Valley when Lucio was almost 3 to 4 years of age. Lucios’ life was not so straightforward and smooth as other youngsters’. As per Lucio, she was once physically manhandled by her mom’s sweetheart.
At the hour of the maltreatment, she was simply 6 years of age and could do nothing, however the circumstances continued as before for somewhere around two years. Lucio was hitched at 16 years old and she delivered five kids with her significant other, who used to mishandle Lucio all the time while being in the relationship. She said that she was constantly physically mishandled by her most memorable spouse who later left her alongside five youngsters and separated away.
Demise of her Girl
As per a cross examination with Lucio in regards to the demise of her most youthful offspring of that time, Mariah tumbled down the steps while the family was moving homes back in February 2007. The little girl, who was a baby around then, needed to go through an actual inability and was temperamental while strolling. After two days, Mariah went to sleep and didn’t awaken. Then again, Lucio said that she was constrained to have bogus articulations in regards to the claims. Melissa Lucio, who kept up with her blamelessness for almost 14 years, was promptly taken under cross examination and was affirmed almost multiple times until she was controlled by the cops to get a sense of ownership with Mariah’s physical issue.
Ms. Lucio was taken for addressing and was investigated for almost five hours, at the time she was pregnant and was going through a shock of the deficiency of her small kid Mariah. The examination says that Mariah was actually mishandled and individuals like Ms. Lucio frequently consent to the circumstances which they never sentenced while being under gigantic strain from most of individuals. The province of Texas has planned the execution of the instance of Melissa Lucio for the 27th of April. On fifteenth April Ms. Lucio’s lawyer recorded a habeas request engaging for her client to look for a stay of her execution and contended that she merits another preliminary since she is blameless and is dishonestly taken or misconstrued.
Capital punishment
Prior, Lucio was condemned to death back in 2008 and when she was detained, she was pregnant with twins, whom she needed to surrender for reception as she could never have the sustenance of the children in prison. Afterward, in the wake of having bunches of letters, punishments, executions, and explanations of safeguard from the side of Lucio’s lawyer, Lucio was as yet placed in the scrutinizing for the homicide of her most youthful youngster at that break of a sum of 12 kids born to her because of two relationships.
On 25th April 2022, the Texas Court gave a stay of execution and requested the 138th Legal Locale Court of Cameron District to consider new proof on account of Lucio for her blamelessness in regards to the demise of her little girl Mariah. Indeed, even after none of her offspring of Lucio acknowledged the actual maltreatment by their mom, the police and the pathologists kept on asserting that Mariah’s demise was not a result of the tumble from steps.
Melissa Lucio Individual Life
Melissa Lucio’s own life stayed in obscurity for a long time until the demise of her girl and she was condemned to prison. She was physically manhandled by one of her relatives (her mom’s sweetheart) at 6 years old. She got maltreatment all through her experience growing up and high school years. At 16 years old, she transformed into a kid lady of the hour yet again needed to confront oppressive marriage. Her better half kept on manhandling her truly, inwardly, and physically, delivering 5 youngsters even at the time of being minor, and deserted the entire family abandoning Lucio and her children. Afterward, Lucio had nine additional kids with her next spouse, who likewise ended up being harmful to her. Her subsequent life accomplice kept on assaulting her and compromised her with death. As per the reports, she has gone through a ceaseless and monotonous “profoundly unusual” level of weakness.
Variation of her story
In 2020, a narrative was put forth in regards to the defense story of Melissa Lucio by Sabrina Van Tuft with the title The Province of Texas versus Melissa. The film was played at the Tribeca Film Celebration in 2020 and later won the distinction of best narrative at the Raindance Film Celebration. Likewise, film characters have created the tale of Melissa Lucio either in narratives, short movies, or motion pictures, however nobody could deny the way that she would get a sentence to death.
TEXAS: State district judge recommends overturning Melissa Lucio’s death sentence
Prosecutors withheld evidence that could point to a Rio Grande Valley woman’s innocence in the death of her toddler.https://t.co/brMRNnZ2iS
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