“Girls are going to Heaven and I’m going to Hell to wait for you,” he texted their mommy in June 2020
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Robert Brians in mugshot (left) confessed to repeling a high cliff with his twin ladies (right) in 2020.
A papa that actively repelled a California high cliff right into the Pacific Ocean in his pick-up associate his twin young child ladies inside has actually been punished to offer 31 years behind bars.
In August, Robert Brians, 51, begged guilty to 2 matters of tried murder, youngster misuse, kidnapping, residential physical violence and theft in link to the 2020 case, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office.
Brians was “in a fit [of] rage amid a divorce and custody dispute,” when he deliberately repelled Sunset Cliffs, per a news release by district attorneys, following his Friday,Sept 20 sentencing.
The papa had actually taken the two-year-olds out of his moms and dads home in the center of the evening “intent on killing the girls and himself,” according to district attorneys.
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“Attempting to kill your innocent children to hurt your spouse is beyond despicable,” District Attorney Summer Stephan claimed in the declaration, calling the case an “unspeakable act,” and including: “I am grateful to first responders who found this defendant’s whereabouts and were able to save the young girls from drowning.”
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The ladies’ mommy, Jenna Brians, indicated at a 2021 hearing that she had actually texted her separated partner attempting to establish the doubles’ location, per district attorneys.
Shortly prior to the case, district attorneys state that Brians FaceTimed the mama to bid farewell. In interaction he informed her that he prepared to drive their ladies off a high cliff.
“I told you, girls are going to Heaven and I’m going to Hell to wait for you,” he texted her, per district attorneys.
Related: Dad Who Was Angry with Wife Admits to Driving 2-Year-Old Twins Off Cliff: ‘I’m Going to Hell to Wait for You’
Jenna called police for assistance around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2020, according to a GoFundMe, which described the case. Then, she called the criminal back so cops might identify his place, the GoFundMe states.
Within mins, policemans bumped into the vehicle, which sped over the high cliff, per the GoFundMe account, which kept in mind that paramedics got here rapidly at the scene.
At Friday’s sentencing, the young child’s mommy claimed the ladies– that made it through– were “thriving,” including, per CBS 8: “I’m thankful that Robert is taking responsibility for his wrongs and is ready to serve his time. This has been a missing step towards healing for all of us.”
Brians talked briefly, per the electrical outlet, giving thanks to emergency situation -responders for saving his ladies, including: “I love my babies and I’m sorry.”
As of Thursday mid-day,Sept 26, Brians was not signed up in online documents as a California detainee. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation did not quickly react to individuals’s questions concerning his transfer from prison.
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