The author of the Parkland murders received a major life insurance from his mother: 432,000 USD

Nikolas Cruz, the author confessed to the mbadacre of 17 people in a high school Parkland (Florida) in 2018, will receive about half a million dollars from his mother's life insuranceThat's why practicing lawyers said on Wednesday that they were leaving the case.

The law firm of Broward County, South Florida, reported that Cruz will soon receive a $ 432,000 legacy, For what does not entitle to free legal representation be able to pay their own lawyers.

Nikolas and his little brother Zachary will receive the payment of Life insurance worth $ 864,000 for the death of his mother, Lynda, who died in November 2017, the newspaper said Sun Sentinel.

However, it is likely that Cruz will never have this moneybecause the cost of lawyers in a case like this must be higher than this figure and it is expected that the relatives of the victims will also be able to claim compensation during the trial.

The news immediately echoed among the relatives of the victims. "My blood is boiling. This will only cause more delays. I am furious"Fred Guttenberg, father of Jaime, died during the mbadacre, wrote on Facebook.

The process could be delayed after the action taken by the defense lawyers, because the accused must request a new legal representationwho will need time to review all existing documentation.

The attorneys recommended Cruz to plead guilty to 17 counts of first degree murder when they withdrew the death penalty, but the state rejected the agreement .

The the death of Nikolas Cruz's mother arrived a few months before the mbadacre on February 14, 2018 at Marjory Stonmeman Douglas High School of Parkland, a town near Fort Lauderdale.

Nikolas Cruz, who unlike his mother, loved guns and had a small arsenal at his home, confessed to the police that he had killed 17 people with a semi-automatic rifle at the 39 school where he had been expelled months before. Since that same February 14, he is in prison awaiting trial.

(With information from EFE)