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Trial begins today for one of two men charged with killing Chiara Levin in a gunfight
By adamg on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 8:28am
Casimiro Barros, 23 and already an official "career criminal," faces life behind bars for his role in the death of the Kentucky woman in Dorchester on March 24, 2007.
Barros allegedly got into a gun battle with Manuel Andrade, 36, of Dorchester, outside a Geneva Avenue party where they had feuded. Levin, an innocent bystandar, was shot in the head. Andrade will be tried separately for murder. Prosecutors say Levin and friends met Andrade at a Tremont Street club and agreed to go with him to the after-hours party.
Barros is also charged with armed assault with intent to murder, aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm.
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Father's statement
From William Levin via the DA's office:
It has been almost 18 months since our precious Chiara's life was brutally and tragically ended. I can assure you that all of us in the family are as hurt now as we were then. There is a void that will never be filled.
A new chapter is about to open for those of us close to the situation ... I will be in the courtroom every day to hear the case with the confidence that justice will prevail.
There was a great deal of media interest in the case when the tragedy first unfolded, and I suspect there will continue to be interest in following the case through court. I would implore you to be sensitive to my family and to Chiara's friends. It would be inappropriate for any of us to comment on testimony, evidence, witnesses, defendants or bench rulings, so please don't ask.
When the trial is over, there will be a statement issued from the family about the outcome. Until then, we cannot and will not comment to the media about any aspect of the trial.
Please comply with our wishes.