"Laken’s life was not the only life taken," Riley's mother tells judge before sentencing
Laken Riley’s mother, Allyson Phillips, implored Judge H. Patrick Haggard to show no mercy in sentencing Jose Ibarra.
“There is no end to the pain, suffering and loss that we have experienced or will continue to endure,” Phillips said during family impact statements in court.
“On that horrific day, my precious daughter was attacked, beaten and shown no mercy. She fought her life and dignity and to save herself from being brutally raped,” she continued.
“This sick, twisted and evil coward showed no regard for Laken or human life,” Phillips said. “We are asking the same be done to him.”
Phillips described her daughter as “smart, hard-working, kind, thoughtful, and most importantly, she was a child of God.”
She said her daughter took mission trips and cared for the elderly in nursing homes.
“Laken’s life was not the only life taken on that day that Jose Ibarra attacked her. The life of her family and friends was taken, too. None of us will ever be the same,” Phillips said.
“This monster took away our chances to see Laken graduate from nursing school. He took away our ability to meet our future son-in-law. He destroyed our chances of meeting our grandchildren. And he took my best friend,” Riley’s mother said, sobbing.
“He ripped away every beautiful memory we will ever be able to make with her again.”
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