Medical examiner takes stand in Yuma teen murder trial
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Day two in the trial of the twin brothers charged with murdering a Yuma teen.
The chief medical examiner and a forensic technician were called to the stand and went over some of the evidence in the trial.
“This is a wound, a gunshot wound,” said the chief medical examiner.
It was revealed that the victim, 15-year-old Cesar Aguilar, suffered two gunshot wounds from one bullet entering and exiting his body.
“The body mostly from the back covered with blood smear and there’s obviously two wounds both are on the back that are consistent with gunshot wounds,” explained the medical examiner.
The medical examiner said that judging by the injury, Aguilar was more than two feet away.
The chief medical examiner describes the internal damage the victim suffered.
“Internally it went through the lung, the aorta, which is the largest artery in the human body in the size of a garden hose,” he said.
The suspects, 25-year-old David and Adrian Perez-Arzola, are both charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault and attempted armed robbery.
If found guilty of first-degree murder, the twins could face a maximum punishment of life without parole.
The trial is set to continue through July 17.