Ex-Boxer Xavier Cortez Jr. Faces Trial In Killings Of 18-Month Old Baby And Her Mother

A former professional boxer already facing trial in the beating death of an 18-month old girl pleaded not guilty in a Hawaii court last week to strangling the baby’s mother.

Xavier “Pee Wee” Cortez Jr., 39, was charged with first-degree murder in the Sept. 20, 2011, killing of his former girlfriend, 20-year-old Sommer Ferreira. She witnessed her 18-month old daughter’s January 2011 beating death, for which Cortez is charged with second-degree murder, authorities said.

Trial in the killing of Pomaikai is set for May 18. Trial in the death of Ferreira is set to start eight days later.

The Huffington Post