TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa jury recommended the death penalty for an illegal immigrant convicted of killing his girlfriend and her daughter back in April 2024.

The jury voted 10-2 to recommend the death penalty for Angel Cuz Choc, who was convicted of first-degree murder just two days prior. The defendant could be seen weeping and wailing after the recommendation was handed down by the jury and had to be physically removed from the courtroom.

The backstory:

Cuz Choc was originally arrested and charged with first-degree murder after stabbing and beating his girlfriend to death as well as stabbing her 4-year-old daughter to death.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to 3720 Sumner Road back in April 2024 following a 911 call about a woman with traumatic injuries lying fac

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