Published On: Tue, Oct 29th, 2019

Boca Raton Delivery man Accused of Elder Woman’s Death Could See Death Penalty

Back in August 19, delivery man Jorge Lachazo was accused of violently attacking an elderly 75-year-old-woman in her Boca Raton home.

Lachazo was a subcontractor at the time, delivering for Best Buy.

Lachazo was installing a washer and dryer at Udell’s home, when his co-worker David Gonzalez stepped out to make some phone calls.

Udell was then attacked with a mallet and covered in chemicals before she was set on fire by Lachazo.

Udell’s family sought out to change the legislation requiring extensive and ongoing background checks for in-home service workers. They moved on with this process through filing a lawsuit against Best Buy but action has yet to be taken.

Lachazo was charged with first-degree murder with a weapon, burglary, first-degree arson and robbery, to which he pleaded not guilty on all counts.

According to Sun Sentinel, on Monday the State Attorney’s Office filed a notice intending to seek the death penalty against Jorge Luis Dupre Lachazo.

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