Girl's parents to be asked if they want death penalty

The parents of a five-year-old girl who was kidnapped and murdered are to be asked if they want the prosecution to seek the death penalty for the man accused of the crime.

The parents of a five-year-old girl who was kidnapped and murdered are to be asked if they want the prosecution to seek the death penalty for the man accused of the crime.

Alejandro Avila, 27, faces charges of abducting, sexually assaulting and strangling Samantha Runnion in Orange County, California.

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