31-year-old David Morales of Fillmore has been ordered to stand trial for the alleged killing of his sister, Maricruz Morales, 20, also of Fillmore and assaulting his mother.

Morales is alleged to have beaten his sister to death and assaulted his mother while in a rage over the fact that they had packed his personal belongings in preparation for moving into an adjacent apartment. Thursday, Morales was ordered to stand trial for the murder of his sister who died from blunt force trauma to her head possibly inflicted by a hammer and other objects. Testimony at David Morales’ hearing showed that he became enraged when he learned that his mother and sister had packed all the family’s belongings for the move to the new apartment. Morales’ bail has been set at $525,000 and he remains in the Ventura County Jail.

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