WOMAN DIES AFTER BRUTAL BEATING.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer BURBANK - A 43-year-old woman badly beaten at her Burbank home died Wednesday, and police plan to seek a first-degree murder charge against a former live-in boyfriend arrested in the attack, authorities said. Mary Cortez died of injuries sustained in the beating, which occurred about 3:45 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of East Harvard Road, said Lt. Kevin Kraft of the Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. . Manuel Castenado Banos, 35, of Van Nuys was arrested early Sunday and is being held at Twin Towers Correctional Facility The Twin Towers Correctional Facility, also referred to in the media as Twin Towers Jail, is a complex erected in Los Angeles, California to house inmates of the Los Angeles County Courts. It is the world’s largest jail. in lieu of $1 million bail. His arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted on charges of attempted murder and two counts of burglary was postponed Tuesday to April 29. Police will ask the District Attorney's Office to amend the attempted murder charge against Banos to a first degree murder charge, Kraft said. Banos, who had worked as a mechanic, was convicted last year of beating Cortez and sentenced to one year in jail, minus 69 days for time served and good behavior Orderly and lawful action; conduct that is deemed proper for a peaceful and law-abiding individual. The definition of good behavior depends upon how the phrase is used. , according to court records. Cortez had a restraining order restraining order: see injunction. against Banos when she was attacked on Sunday, an assault that left her with severe head injuries, police said. She died at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com |
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