Three Chicago teens charged in deadly attack posted on Facebook

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Delfino Mora died after being beaten in an alley.

/ Family Handout/CBS Chicago

(CBS/AP) CHICAGO - Authorities in Chicago say three teens have now been charged in the fatal beating of a 62-year-old man after they posted a video of the attack on Facebook.

The suspects, identified as 16-year-old Malik Jones, 17-year-old Nicholas Ayala and 18-year-old Anthony Malcolm, have each been charged with first-degree murder in the attack. Ayala and Malcolm are expected to appear in court Monday.

Police say Delfino Mora was attacked in an alley on the city's North Side early Tuesday. A passer-by found him hours later and he was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in critical condition. The Cook County medical examiner's office says he died Wednesday afternoon from blunt head trauma.

According to CBS Chicago, police say Jones, along with Ayala and Malcolm asked Mora what he had in his pockets, then punched him in the jaw. Mora, who is disabled, fell and hit his head on the concrete. Prosecutors say Jones had handed one of two accomplices his cell phone before the attack and that the phone was used to capture video of the attack.

Prosecutors say Jones was caught after the video was posted on his own Facebook wall, CBS Chicago reports.

"I feel that's horrible, that's pitiful," the victim's grandson, Leo Plata, told the station. "You had the nerve to do it, and then you're going to have the nerve to upload it? That's like making fun of it."

Mora's family says the father of 12 was disabled because of a workplace injury and was in the alley collecting aluminum cans to earn money for his family.

Jones was denied bail by Judge Adam D. Bourgeois Sunday, CBS Chicago reports.

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by ahendryx819 July 17, 2012 11:49 AM EDT: God, this just makes me sick. The poor victim was outside, collecting cans to take care of his family, only to be murdered by 3 little punks who then upload the video they made of it?! It's disgusting, and I'm praying for Mr. Mora's family. This is what happens, when peole believe that we should go easy on juveniles. Completely senseless.; Reply to this comment


by goodbyeamerica July 17, 2012 2:41 AM EDT: Sign of the times. The violent youth of this generation needs to be corralled and dealt with severely. But they really didn't have much of a chance with the generation of parents that allowed them to become this way. The black community in general needs to get their act together and combat this crime insanity. Being almost 90% of all this violent crime in Chicago is committed by blacks there is obviously something more wrong then just the availability of firearms, the loss of morals in general and every other factor that contributes to this chaos. Chicago needs to be retaken and only the black community can accomplish this.; Reply to this comment


by JDMVAMONOS July 16, 2012 2:10 PM EDT: where does all this hate come from? this man did not need to be killed,he should have been left alone. where are the mothers and fathers of the young people, who thew their lives away? did they not teach them right from wrong? what a loss, what needless waste of life.; Reply to this comment

by Hollif50 July 16, 2012 1:51 PM EDT

Years from now, you'll rue the day ever came when you thought it would be great "fun" to rob and beat an old guy to death in an alley. May your slide into Hell be swift...

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by penclicker July 17, 2012 11:32 PM EDT: Knew it wouldn't be long before the loony Lefty EnviroNazi showed up and spewed their hatred.

by knewsteerrrrr July 16, 2012 1:35 PM EDT

"You had the nerve to do it, and then you're going to have the nerve to upload it? That's like making fun of it."

The new fun these days is film a murder and upload to youtube for the views

"Mora's family says the father of 12 was"

This guy foisted TWELVE freaking kids off onto this already overpopulated planet??? What a selfish prik who couldnt keep his zipper zipped, too bad he was taken out AFTER popping out 12 kids instead of before the first one!

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by John782011 July 16, 2012 3:35 PM EDT: knew nothing As one who's wife is one of 12, Most families like that have a wonderful ethic and work hard. Since you know nothing of his ethic other than he worked and was injured on the job so he collects cans to add some more to the family (of which few are probably still at home) why do you have the nerve to denigrate him.


by knewsteerrrrr July 17, 2012 12:54 AM EDT: I dont care what his work ethic was, he selfishly brought TWELVE more mouths onto an already overpopulated planet with finite resources because he couldn't keep his zipper ZIPPED. Thats TWELVE more homes, cars on the road, utility connections, garbage cans by the curb etc etc. How SELFISH and self centered!


by ahendryx819 July 17, 2012 11:53 AM EDT: You make me sick. I hope you rot very soon. A lot of Hispanics have large families, because a lot of them are Catholic, and don't believe in birth control. But at least they take care of their kids. He wasn't asking for money from you or anyone else; he was out collecting cans, for f^^^'s sake. It'd be one thing to ***** about someone having kids, if they didn't take care of them, but he obviously did. So go rot in a hole somewhere, where you belong.