Reactions to Jake Haro sentencing of 25 years to life for murder of infant son
Shay Lawson
CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – An emotional plea from Mary Beushausen, Emmanuel Haro’s maternal grandmother in the courtroom on Monday.
“He never gave me a chance to see my grandchildren. He kept my daughter away,” Beushausen said.
Jake Haro, 32, is heading to prison after pleading guilty in the murder of his 7-month old son – Emmanuel Haro.
Jake Haro is sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
The Riverside County District Attorney’s office said Jake Haro was charged with one count each of murder, assault on a child under 8 causing death and filing a false police report.
This as his wife, Rebecca Haro, is scheduled for a separate preliminary hearing.
Diane Blair, who has been following the case, shared her reaction to the sentencing.
“Not harsh enough,” Blair said. “I believe that it needed to be a lot harsher. Emmanuel would have never ended up where he is now had they actually been harsh enough his first sentence, and not let him out with his daughter.”
Jake Haro admitted to assaulting his son, Emmanuel Haro, to the point that it caused his death, according to court documents.
Haro pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and filing a false police report. His guilty pleas were to the court and not a plea agreement with the District Attorney’s Office.
He received an aggregate sentence of 180 days for filing a false police report and six years and 8 months for a prior child abuse case that left an infant girl unable to walk or feed herself for the rest of her life.
“It would have never happened to Emmanuel had he’d been locked up where he should have been,” said Blair.
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