PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 A Valley man convicted of murdering his estranged pregnant girlfriend, her roommate and then kidnapping her two children will spend the rest of his life in prison.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Prosecutors announced the sentencing for Dimas Coronado Chafino who was convicted in the 2018 murders of his estranged girlfriend, Oralia Nu\u00f1ez, and her roommate, Omar Gonzalez, as well as the kidnapping of the estranged couple\u2019s two young sons.<\/p>\n
In the early morning hours on September 1st, officers responded to a home in the area of 35th Avenue and Van Buren Street, where they found Oralia and Omar shot multiple times.<\/p>\n
Oralia was 24 weeks pregnant at the time of her death.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said officers were familiar with the home and Chafino due to repeated calls involving Order of Protection violations and threats made by Chafino against Nu\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n
Following the murders, investigators discovered that Chafino had kidnapped the couple\u2019s sons and driven to Mexico. At that point, an Amber Alert was activated for the two children who were later located unharmed in Mexico.<\/p>\n
During the search for Chafino and their children, Nu\u00f1ez\u2019s family told Arizona\u2019s Family that the relationship was violent from the start and that Chafino had allegedly hit and slapped her multiple times.<\/p>\n
In February 2020, Chafino was arrested in Mexico and later extradited to Phoenix to face charges.<\/p>\n
Chafino was found guilty of the following charges:<\/p>\n
\u201cDomestic violence is one of the most dangerous and devastating crimes we see,\u201d said County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. \u201cThis case shows the tragic cost when threats escalate, and victims are not safe in their own homes. Two lives, and an unborn child, were stolen leaving two young boys to forever live with that loss. This sentence ensures justice is served, but our community must continue to do everything possible to protect families from this kind of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n
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