Illegal Alien May Be Deemed Mentally Unfit for Trial After Allegedly Killing Las Vegas Showgirl, Canadian Tourist

An illegal alien will undergo a mental health evaluation before he stands trial for allegedly murdering 30-year-old Maris Mareen DiGiovanni, a showgirl, and 47-year-old Brent Allan Hallett, a Canadian tourist, on the Las Vegas, Nevada, strip last week.

As Breitbart News reported, 32-year-old illegal alien Yoni Barrios from Guatemala was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder after he allegedly went on a stabbing spree {snip}

Yoni Barrios

According to prosecutors, Barrios stabbed DiGiovanni and Hallett to death. DiGiovanni was working as a showgirl, and Hallett was on vacation from Canada with his wife Carmelita. Barrios is said to have left six other Americans and tourists wounded in the rampage.

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Barrios’s case is only the latest where defense attorneys seek to use mental health issues or lack of education as a means to avoid the death penalty.

In 2019, as Breitbart News chronicled, an illegal alien from El Salvador went on a murder spree that left four Americans dead, including Gerald and Sharon David. The killer avoided the death penalty when his defense claimed he was “mentally disabled,” citing his lack of education in El Salvador and low IQ.

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