Father of South End murder victim takes 'no joy' in Hernandez suicide

BOSTON — Five days ago, Aaron Hernandez was found not guilty for the murder of two men in South Boston in 2012, but after the ex-NFL player’s suicide even the victims’ families are offering condolences.

Hernandez was found hanged in his prison cell just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, prison officials said they believe it was a suicide.

Safiro Furtado was one of the men killed in 2012, and his father’s attorney said he is not happy about Hernandez’s death.

“He believes anybody shouldn't take anybody's life. And certainly believes that someone should not take their own life for the same reason,” attorney William Kennedy said about his client Salvatore Furtado.

Despite what the Furtado family is going through, 60-year-old Salvatore said he knows the pain the Hernandez family is going through.

“The Hernandez family is going through something similar. And they take no joy in what's happening to him and more particularly to his family,” Salvatore said through a translator. “Life is a precious gift from God.”

Kennedy said the civil case filed by the victims’ families against Hernandez will continue.

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