Victim’s mother reacts to Susan Lorincz’s jail complaints at Ocala manslaughter hearing

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The woman accused of shooting her neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, through her front door requested a speedy trial at a pretrial hearing on Thursday.

Susan Lorincz sent the judge a letter requesting a speedy trial. She says she feels she is going to die in Jail and claims her medical needs are not being met.

The judge told Lorincz the request needs to be handled through her attorney. Jury selection is currently scheduled to begin June 17.

Members of Owens’ family were present at the hearing, including her mother Pamela Dias.

“Because deep in her heart, she knows she’s done wrong,” Dias said. “She may not admit it, but she knows. So you can never look people in the eye when you know that you’ve done wrong.”

Jail records show Lorincz has had a dozen visitors in jail since she was arrested. Nine of them are clergy members.

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On June 2, Lorincz was accused of firing through her front door and striking Owens as she stood next to her child. The mother was attempting to confront Lorincz after she allegedly yelled and threw an object at the child.

“We have four babies, babies, who will live the rest of their lives without their mother. She doesn’t want to die in jail. Did she think about that when she shot my daughter when she knocked on her door?” Dias asked.

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