The mother who lost her son during a knife attack in Gainesville 14 months ago spoke Tuesday at the sentencing hearing of the man who took her son’s life. Tearful and still grieving, Griselda Valtierra turned to defendant Eric Aurelio Reyes and told him, “I forgive you.” Reyes looked up at the woman, listened and nodded as she spoke directly at him.
I forgive you, mother of stabbing victim tells man sentenced to 20 years in slaying
Reyes pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2016 incident
