IN 2017, LORETTA VILLALOBOS WAS SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER HER SON ALLEGEDLY MURDERED HIS FRIEND, 12 YEAR OLD ALEX MADRID IN VALENCIA COUNTY. NOW, THE NEWS-BULLETIN REPORTS THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS HAS OVERTURNED HER CONVICTION.
VILLALOBOS WAS SENTENCED ON THREE CHARGES, INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. BRANDON VILLALOBOS IS CHARGED WITH THE CRIME, BUT HAS NEVER BEEN TRIED DUE TO HIS DIMINISHED MENTAL ABILITIES.
