An illegal immigrant from El Salvador was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday over the rape and murder of a 37-year-old Maryland mother.
Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, was found guilty in April over the rape and death of Rachel Morin, who was the mother of five children. Martinez-Hernandez had earlier entered the country illegally and was released in 2023. He later committed the crime in that same year.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem issued a statement about the sentencing given in the Harford County Circuit Court.
“This criminal illegal immigrant should never have been in our country in the first place. Rachel should still be here watching her 5 children grow up,” Noem said….