High court refuses to halt trial of accused in fatal teen-on-teen stabbing

Anthonieska Avilés Cabrera By THE STAR STAFF The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico denied the requests to stay proceedings and the petitions for “certiorari” filed by the defense for Anthonieska Avilés Cabrera, Justice Secretary of Lourdes Gómez Torres announced on Thursday. “Consistent with the position of the prosecution, this decision upholds the ruling of the Court of First Instance,” Gómez Torres stated in a written release. The Justice secretary noted that the decision allowing Avilés…

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