Man who beheaded Indin-origin motel owner in Texas won’t face death penalty; prosecution goes soft on Cuban murderer

The chilling case of a beheading of an Indian-origin man in Texas, which initially sparked presidential interest, has evolved dramatically. Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, the accused, an undocumented immigrant from Cuba with a checkered past, will bypass death row and instead serve life in prison without the chance of parole.