They describe her as a kind person, who loved her son and they were shocked to hear what he has been accused of... "As far as I know, they were very close. She tried very hard to make a home for him," said Thomas McDonald, the victim's uncle...
"I never saw anything wrong with that young man, ever. This is really blindsiding, it really is. It has been from the get-go. It's a shock," Rodriguez said.
She was a registered nurse. People who knew her say she worked hard and they say her son was very polite. "He was a good young man, he still is, and I believe he was. I believe everybody makes mistakes and there's no telling what kind of mindset he was in. The young man had been over here many times, looking to do work and he did a great job," said Rodriguez.