His victims were 85 year-old Ignacio Lucero Sr.; his wife, 65 year-old Hilda Lucero; and his daughter, 45 year-old Evangelina Lucero - Uck.

According the witness testimonies, on that day, Ochaetagot into a fight with Ignacio Lucero's two sons, one of whom was Ochaeta's son-in-law, Ignacio Lucero Jr.

Ochaeta went home, armed himself with a machete and a knife, and went to the Lucero family home on Bella Vista Street in San Ignacio Town at around 5:30 p.m.

He then attacked Ignacio Lucero Sr. and stabbed him in the left arm, and when the Lucero's wife and daughter heard him cry out, they rushed out to defend him.

Ochaeta stabbed Evangelina Lucero - Uck on her left wrist, in her back, in the face, and under her left breast. He also stabbed Hilda Lucero several times in the abdomen, and as a result of their injuries, police found both women unconscious and in a pool of blood.

As a result, police charged Ochaeta with 3 counts of attempted murder for each of the victims.

In his defense, Ochaeta told the court that he went to the Lucero Family home to speak to Ignacio Lucero Sr. about finances that Lucero Jr. owed him.

He said that Lucero Sr. slapped the bill out of his hand and pulled a shotgun on him, which forced him to defend himself. He further claimed that Hilda Lucero was armed with a machete and Evangelina Lucero - Uck was armed with a piece of stick, and that he had to defend himself by stabbing them.

The photographs that police took when they arrested him a few hours later disproved that he received any injury in self-defense as he had claimed.

The jury deliberated for about 72 minutes yesterday, and they acquitted him of 2 counts of attempted murder. On the third count, for which he was charged after he stabbed Evangelina Lucero - Uck, they found him guilty.