Jorge Barahona wants attempted murder trial moved out of Palm Beach County

By Daphne Duret

Lawyers for the man accused of killing his adoptive daughter in Miami want his related attempted murder trial moved out of Palm Beach County.

Jorge Barahona, along with his wife, Carmen, already faces a potential death penalty for the alleged February 2011 murder of their 10-year-old adoptive daughter, Nubia Barahona.

Nubia’s decomposing body was found in Jorge Barahona’s pesticide truck along Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach just feet away from her twin brother Victor, who suffered severe chemical burns but survived his injuries.

Jorge Barahona is expected to stand trial next month in Palm Beach County on attempted murder charges in connection with Victor’s injuries, but on Thursday, his lawyers asked Circuit Judge Sandra McSorely to move the case to Miami.

McSorely asked lawyers on both sides of the case to give her more information before she rules.