Moreno Valley students admit to involuntary manslaughter in death of 13-year-old classmate

Thursday, November 19, 2020
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- Two 14-year old boys accused in the 2019 fatal assault of a classmate at a Moreno Valley middle school have admitted to charges of involuntary manslaughter.

Riverside County prosecutors say both teens made the admission in juvenile court.
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The defendants previously faced charges of voluntary manslaughter in the death of 13-year old Diego Stolz, a student at Landmark Middle School.

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A bystander's cellphone video shows Diego being punched and then falling and hitting his head on a pillar during an on-campus altercation last year.
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Both of the 14-year-old juveniles are expected to be sentenced in February.

They have not been publicly identified because they are minors.
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