D4vd charged with murder after Celeste Rivas Hernandez case update

About this episode

The episode discusses the murder charges against D4vd in the case of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

D4vd, real name David Burke, has been charged with first-degree murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and the unlawful mutilation of remains after the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Prosecutors say the charges include special circumstances, and Burke has entered a not guilty plea. Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty and our resident trial attorney Shaun Kent look at what the charges mean and why the case took months to reach arrest and charge. Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Series Producer: Louise Clarke Senior Impact Producer: Melanie Stewart-Smith Researcher: Helena Warwick-Cross Production Coordinator: Phoebe Lomas Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards Editor: Clare Fordham Assistant Commissioning Producer: Rechmial Miller Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

People in this episode

Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

Guest: Shaun Kent

Topics covered

• murder charges
• legal analysis
• child abuse
• criminal justice
• case update

Keywords

• D4vd
• David Burke
• Celeste Rivas Hernandez
• murder
• child abuse
• legal analysis
• not guilty plea

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Sounds

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