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Watch: New lawyer for D4vd could take "additional time" to proceed, says district attorney The celebrity lawyers hired to represent US musician D4vd in his upcoming murder trial have withdrawn from the case.
观察:地区检察官表示,D4vd 的新律师可能需要“额外时间”才能继续进行 在即将到来的谋杀案审判中,受聘代表美国音乐家 D4vd 的名人律师已退出此案。
The star, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been appointed a public defender to mount his defence against the charge of murdering Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, whose remains were found in September 2025 in a Tesla registered to his address.
这位明星的法定姓名是大卫·安东尼·伯克 (David Anthony Burke),已被任命为公设辩护律师,针对谋杀 14 岁的塞莱斯特·里瓦斯·埃尔南德斯 (Celeste Rivas Hernandez) 的指控进行辩护。2025 年 9 月,人们在登记在他地址的一辆特斯拉汽车中发现了埃尔南德斯的遗体。
Burke, 21, pleaded not guilty to the murder charges in a Los Angeles court on Monday.
周一,21 岁的伯克在洛杉矶一家法院对谋杀指控表示无罪。
A judge determined last month that he will stand trial for murder.
一名法官上个月决定他将以谋杀罪受审。
Prosecutors have alleged he stabbed the teen after years of sexual abuse before dismembering her body. A pre-trial hearing is set for 19 October.
检察官称,这名遭受多年性虐待的少女被他刺伤,然后肢解了她的尸体。 预审听证会定于 10 月 19 日举行。
Lawyers Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter said in a statement to the BBC that the court had granted their request to withdraw from the case and had appointed the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office to represent the singer.
律师布莱尔·伯克 (Blair Berk)、玛丽莲·贝德纳尔斯基 (Marilyn Bednarski) 和雷吉娜·彼得 (Regina Peter) 在给 BBC 的一份声明中表示,法院已批准他们撤回此案的请求,并指定洛杉矶县公设辩护人办公室代表这位歌手。
The statement said that D4vd "qualified for appointed counsel".
声明称,D4vd“有资格担任指定律师”。
"We continue to support David and his defence against these serious charges," they said.
他们说:“我们继续支持大卫和他对这些严重指控的辩护。”
"We are grateful that the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has taken over the representation and that David has a highly capable and committed team of attorneys and investigators behind him."
“我们很感激洛杉矶县公设辩护人办公室接管了代理权,并且大卫背后有一支非常有能力和忠诚的律师和调查人员团队。”
Berk, who led the defence team, has previously represented US actor Mel Gibson and film mogul Harvey Weinstein, as well as singer Britney Spears and actress Lindsay Lohan.
领导辩护团队的伯克此前曾代表美国演员梅尔·吉布森和电影大亨哈维·韦恩斯坦,以及歌手布兰妮·斯皮尔斯和女演员林赛·罗韩。
Deputy public defender Walid Kandeel said in a statement that Burke was "entitled to a defence that takes his circumstances seriously and carefully examines the evidence".
副公共辩护律师瓦利德·坎德尔在一份声明中表示,伯克“有权获得认真对待他的情况并仔细审查证据的辩护”。
"We are committed to providing him with that defence," he said.
“我们致力于为他提供辩护,”他说。
US singer D4vd to go on trial for murder in death of 14-year-old Los Angeles County's top prosecutor, Nathan Hochman, said outside the courtroom on Monday that his office was "ready to proceed" with its case against Burke.
美国歌手 D4vd 因谋杀 14 岁青少年而受审 洛杉矶县最高检察官内森·霍赫曼周一在法庭外表示,他的办公室“准备好继续”起诉伯克的案件。
He also acknowledged that the singer's change in lawyers could delay proceedings, require additional time to review the evidence, or result in the filing of a motion to dismiss the case.
他还承认,歌手更换律师可能会延迟诉讼程序,需要更多时间审查证据,或导致提出驳回案件的动议。
His team was ready for "zealous representation" by the defence, he said.
他说,他的团队已准备好接受辩方的“热情代表”。
Burke had already entered a not guilty plea to charges of first-degree murder, mutilation of human remains and child sexual abuse.
伯克已经对一级谋杀、残害人体遗骸和儿童性虐待的指控提出无罪抗辩。
He returned to court on Monday to have the charges against him formally read and re-entered the plea.
他于周一返回法庭,正式宣读对他的指控并重新提出抗辩。
The murder charges include special circumstances linked to financial gain that could make Burke potentially liable for the death sentence.
谋杀指控包括与经济利益相关的特殊情况,可能使伯克可能被判处死刑。
Prosecutors allege Burke killed Hernandez because the teen had threatened to reveal his relationship with a minor and destroy his multi-million dollar music career.
检察官指控伯克杀死了埃尔南德斯,因为这名青少年威胁要揭露他与一名未成年人的关系,并毁掉他价值数百万美元的音乐事业。
Evidence read in Los Angeles court during the preliminary hearing showed threats she made against him on 22 April 2025, stemming from arguments about his friendship with another girl.
洛杉矶法院在初步听证会上宣读的证据显示,她于 2025 年 4 月 22 日对他发出威胁,理由是他与另一名女孩的友谊发生争执。
"I swear to GOD I will kill u," one expletive-laden text from Hernandez read, followed by a threat to strangle him and tell her dad lies about him.
埃尔南德斯发了一条充满咒骂的短信,写道:“我向上帝发誓,我会杀了你。”随后威胁要勒死他,并告诉她父亲关于他的谎言。
"i will end ur career and ur life I will damage anything," the text went on.
“我会结束你的职业生涯和你的生活,我会破坏任何东西,”短信继续说道。
The following day, Hernandez went to Burke's Hollywood home in an Uber he had sent to pick her up. Prosecutors alleged that Burke stabbed her once she arrived.
第二天,埃尔南德斯乘坐伯克派来接她的优步前往伯克在好莱坞的家。 检察官声称,伯克在她到达后就刺伤了她。
Texts reveal 14-year-old allegedly murdered by singer D4vd had pregnancy and abortion
短信显示涉嫌被歌手 D4vd 谋杀的 14 岁少女怀孕并堕胎
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