18 year-old Eric Tavulares killed his girlfriend Lauren Aljubouri in a half-sleep state he told police. Some say the fact that Eric Tavulares had seen the violent movie Natural Born Killers 10-20 times, including the night of the killing, that made him roll over in his bed and strangle Lauren Aljubouri to death. He is being charged with
When police arrived at their apartment around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Eric Tavulares said "I did it. I can’t believe I did it. I killed her." The court’s written complaint articulates what happened the night of Lauren Aljubouri’s death. "[Eric Tavulares] stated he does not recall exactly what happened [after he went to bed], but something caused him to switch mentally and he rolled over on Lauren Aljubouri and began strangling her." It took only three or four minutes for him to realize what he was doing but it was too late. Aljubouri was dead.
Lauren Aljubouri’s family is heart-broken. In a tear-filled phone interview, her mother Debbie said of her daughter, "there isn’t anything that girl couldn’t do, no matter what it was, and do it well."
Eric Tavulares was charged with first degree reckless homicde and faces 60 years in prison. Debbie Aljubouri is surprised that he wasn’t charged with first degree intentional homicide which could lead to an even longer sentence.
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