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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Athena Freya

D4vd Faces Possible Death Penalty as Court Hears Alleged 20-Minute Timeline, Aysia Collins Mentioned

Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, faces murder charges in Los Angeles (Credit: Photo: d4vddd/Instagram)

Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, could face the death penalty after a Los Angeles judge ruled there was enough evidence for his murder case involving 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to proceed to trial.

The ruling allows prosecutors to move forward with the case but does not determine whether Burke is guilty. The decision comes as prosecutors review whether to seek capital punishment, while testimony from the preliminary hearing has drawn attention to an alleged 20-minute timeline before Hernandez's death and communications involving Burke's friend Aysia Collins.

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