Prosecutor says Laken Riley’s sister should never have to worry about Ibarra coming up for parole

 Prosecutor Sheila Ross urged Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard to sentence Jose Ibarra to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, for the benefit of Lauren Philips, Laken Riley’s younger sister.

“No matter what your sentence is today, and it will be litigated from here to 40 years from now, there is at least one person in this courtroom who will inherit it — and that is Lauren Phillips,” Ross said.

“She’s growing up without her sister. She’s going to have to deal with elderly parents alone. Her children won’t have an aunt. She is an only child, and she should not have to worry 30 years from now, 40 years from now, if he [Ibarra] comes up for parole, should he might get out,” Ross argued.

“She should never have to worry about that, and your sentence can ensure that she will not have to worry about that,” Ross told the judge.