A powerful message was heard on Tuesday in a news conference at the West New York, North Jersey. Javier Pichardo stated a very heart-warming message for the person responsible for the death of his only daughter Sheyla, a seven-year-old first grader.
On his statement, the grieving father emphasized that he does not wish any harm for the man who killed his little girl. He even prayed for God to bless the suspect if he hears the interview. "I do not hold any anger against him," Pichardo said. "I just ask him, if he has a family to step into my shoes" he added during an interview after the arrest of the suspect and his girlfriend who allegedly participated in the crime by "hindering apprehension," according to Little Things.
Sheyla Pichardo was walking with her mom towards her school when a black Chevy Tahoe struck them leaving the mother injured and Sheyla who suffered from severe head trauma lifeless. The mother was immediately rushed to the hospital where she was given medical attention for non-life threatening injuries.
Witnesses and surveillance videos revealed of someone coming out from the passenger seat of the Chevy to look at what happened to the victims and immediately getting back inside and running away after the accident, according to Bilbaoya.
After a series of investigation and matching the surveillance videos captured from the scene and from the businesses in North Bergen, officials managed to identify the first and last two digits of the Chevy's plate number and compared them to the vehicle registration records leading to a suspect named Fabian P. Rodriguez, 33 an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador and his girlfriend Johana P. Rosas-Alvarez, 26. The two were arrested at 31 Peck St. in Newark where they lived together with their children and where the Chevy was recovered, My Informs reported.
Both suspects are now facing multiple charges including filing false police report for 40 minutes after the incident the couple reported the SUV stolen to Hillside police in Union County. Rodriguez will also have to face motor vehicle violations such as driving without license.
"I want everyone to learn from this experience, to take care of their kids," Pichardo said. "I speak from the bottom of my heart: Take care of your kids," he concluded according to North Jersey.
