Lucero's mother says she's not prepared to be at trial
Quick ReadRosario Lucero realized she was not emotionally and physically up to seeing her son's alleged killer, Jeffrey Conroy, in person for the first time.
Photo credit: Newsday File / Ana P. Gutierrez | Rosario Lucero's son, Marcelo, was stabbed to death after he was surrounded and attacked by a group of seven teenagers in Patchogue, the DA said. (Nov. 16, 2008)
Marcelo Lucero's brother, sister arrive at court
Marcelo Lucero: Complete video coverage
Galleries
Jeffrey Conroy hate-crime case
For more on this story visit News12 Long Island
Rosario Lucero sat in the tiny kitchen of the cramped second-floor apartment her son Joselo rents in Patchogue, miles away from the courtroom in Riverhead where the hate crime trial for the murder of her other son, Marcelo, was under way.
Rosario and her daughter Isabel had traveled from Gualaceo, Ecuador, to attend the trial, but when Monday morning broke, Rosario realized she was not emotionally...
