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Mexican actor Pablo Lyle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter this week in a court in Miami, Florida, in a case that occurred in March 2019.
Lyle, a 35-year-old actor from Mazatlán, Mexico, was convicted of the manslaughter of Juan Ricardo Hernández, a 63-year-old Cuban-American, in Miami.
Lyle has defended his innocence ever since and said he acted in self-defense.
State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said at the verdict that two lives were destroyed "by simple rage in a car incident," something all too common on the country's streets, the statement said.
The events occurred on March 31, 2019 when Pablo Lyle was on his way to Miami International Airport to take a flight to Mexico.
That day, his brother-in-law was driving the car in which the actor was traveling, and made a U-turn, a fact that would have angered Juan Ricardo Hernández, 63, who was on the same avenue, according to a report. from the police.
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At that time, according to the police report, the 63-year-old man got out of his car and went to the window of the actor's car and his family, hitting the glass, so both Lyle and his brother-in-law got out argue.
Then in the middle of the argument, Pablo Lyle punched Hernández in the face, who reportedly fell to the floor on the right side of his head and was left unconscious.
Lyle and his brother-in-law fled the scene of the fight and continued their journey to the airport.
Witnesses to the events identified the license plate of the vehicle and police agents located him at the airport hours later, detained him and took him to testify.
Lyle confirmed that he had hit Hernández because, according to him, he feared for his safety and that of his family, and initially thought that he was going to attack him, so he immediately hit him, knocking him to the ground and leaving him unconscious.
On Monday, April 1, Pablo Lyle, who was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, appeared, according to Miami Dade Court records, before Judge Lisa Walsh, who authorized him to travel to Mexico, after paying bail. $5,000.
Hernández spent four days in a coma, after which time his family decided to disconnect him from the artificial respirator that kept him alive and he died.
The actor was placed under house arrest after posting $50,000 bail for the incident.
Lyle, whose acting career began in 2009, has appeared in several Mexican telenovelas and series such as "Verano de Amor", "Mujeres Asesinas", "Cachito de Cielo", and starred in 2014 "La Sombra del Pasado" with Michelle Renaud.
After being found guilty, Lyle could spend up to 15 years in prison for this crime.
-- With information from Ana María Mejía and Bertha Ramos of CNN en Español.
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