Was Sara Madrid Shot Eight Times By Her Son Because She Verbally and Physically Abused The Boy? ~by Legal Pub

Arizona may have gotten a little hotter recently. Controvery can do that to any area. Last week an Arizona judge found a 12-year-old boy guilty of murdering his mother, Sara Madrid. Apparently, the boy shot his mother eight times after he got into an argument with his mom over chores. The Cochise County Superior Court judge ruled prosecutors showed the boy acted intentionally when he shot his mother last year. Consequently, the boy was found guilty of premeditated murder.

Sara Madrid was found dead outside of her home last August. The boy's attorney, Sandford Edleman, argued that his client did not mean to kill his mom. Rather, the boy allegedly was only responding to verbal and physical abuse by his mom. On the day in question, the two argued over chores. The boy got a .22 caliber pistol from his moms closet and waited for her return outside of their home. When his mom returned, the boy shot her eight times. The mom's live in boyfriend, Alfonso Munoz, allegedly witnessed the shooting. Munoz had taught the boy to shoot the gun but had instructed him that it was only in case of emergencies.

The unidentified boy is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 23. Judge James Conlogue ruled the case should remain in juvenile court after hearing testimony from a psychiatrist and a psychologist which allegedly supported the boy's claim of verbal and physical abuse. The experts also pontificated that the young man could be rehabilitated in the juvenile justice system.

Madrid's sister allegedly testified on her nephew's behalf by saying that the victim never wanted the boy to live with her. Madrid's sister also claimed that Sara Madrid referred to the boy as "stupid and dumb."

Gregory Johnson a Deputy County Attorney led the prosecution.