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It sent waves of horror across the country when it hit the headlines in February 2018. 17 month old Alyssa Nunez was badly beaten and raped â€" she later died from the atrocious attack. Well, the update today is that her step father, Everal Martinez, the man accused of this heinous crime will stand trial at the Supreme Court for murder and rape. 

That was decided today in court in the presence of his attorney, Oscar Selgado. 

Senior Magistrate Ford told Martinez that at the end of the preliminary inquiry she found that a prima facie case has been made out against him and that he must stand trial at the next practical session of the Supreme Court which begins on October 1, 2019. 

Martinez will be tried on seven counts, one count of murder and six counts of sexual assaulted related charges including rape. 

Prosecutor in the case, ASP Hector Rodriguez presented in court, 17 statements that they intend to use against Martinez. Those statements are coming from the child’s mother, the child’s two grandparents, and statements coming from the child’s two aunts on the step-father side. 

After the committal, Martinez was remanded to prison until October.