Prospero Guadalupe Serna was charged Oct. 31, 2023 with two counts of murder after he allegedly attacked the children in their mother's Lancaster home.
A man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he murdered his two young children and attacked another child at a home in Lancaster .Prospero Guadalupe Serna, now 39, was charged Oct. 31, 2023 with two counts each of murder and assault on a child under 8 causing death and one count each of attempted murder and child abuse.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Dad arrested after 2 children killed, 2 others injured in LancasterDeputies discovered that two of the children had been beaten and stabbed to death, and two other children -- including one who was injured -- were found hiding in the residence, according to the District Attorney's Office.The dead children were subsequently identified as Serna's 7-year-old daughter, Ziasia, and 3-year-old daughter, Najila.Serna was detained a few blocks away, authorities said.
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