Murder Charge in SF Home Invasion Death

A man with a history of arrests, Cassidy Wyatt Allen, 45, is accused of murdering 38-year-old Jessica Alejandra Sanchez Landaverde during a home invasion in San Francisco. He faces charges of special-circumstance murder and first-degree burglary, with the possibility of life imprisonment if convicted. Allen, already involved with California’s mental health diversion program, was apprehended after police found Sanchez Landaverde dead in her home. Critics are questioning the effectiveness of the mental health diversion system, especially regarding violent offenders.

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