An appliance delivery man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for beating a 75-year-old woman to death and setting her on fire at her South Florida home.

An appliance delivery man from Hialeah was convicted Wednesday of beating a 75-year-old woman to death and setting her on fire at her Florida home.

Jorge Lachazo faces the death penalty for his alleged role in the brutal beating and burning of a 75-year-old Boca Raton woman. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a Hialeah man accused of fatally beating and burning a 75-year-old woman after delivering a washer and dryer from Best Buy to her Boca Raton home. Palm Beach County Assistant State Attorney Reid Scott on Monday filed the notice of intent to seek the death penalty for Jorge Lachazo. Smith Udell later died at Delray Medical Center. The family for Smith Udell has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Best Buy and the third-party companies contracted to facilitate the delivery of the appliances.

The statement did not address the specific claims in the suit but said background checks have long been required by Best Buy. Delivery Inc., a subcontractor of J.B. Transport Services Inc., which Best Buy contracted out to. They're also supporting legislation to require "extensive and ongoing background checks for in-home service workers." Best Buy said it will donate to the charity if the family accepts. "Worse, Best Buy Co. and Best Buy Stores did nothing to advise, inform, or warn Mrs. Udell that the delivery and installation services had been delegated to third-party agent(s) over which Best Buy ... did nothing to investigate, supervise, or oversee."

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The family of a 75-year-old woman who was fatally beaten and burned by a Hialeah man who delivered a washer and dryer to her Boca Raton home is suing Best Buy. Evelyn Smith Udell, 75, was fatally beaten and burned by a man who was hired to deliver and install a washer and dryer she bought from Best Buy. According to the lawsuit, Best Buy retained third-party companies J.B. Hunt and XM Delivery to deliver and install the appliances. Instead, the lawsuit claims, the retail giant accepted the employees of J.B. Hunt and XM Delivery "as employees of Best Buy." "If you're going to use the word 'best' before Best Buy, they should have the best background and daily monitoring in the industry," Morgan & Morgan attorney Nick Panagakis said.

BOCA RATON, Fla. - A 75-year-old woman will be laid to rest Thursday, days after she was killed. A man who was delivering a washing machine and dryer to her home in Boca Raton is accused in her death. Private security guards checked vehicles Thursday morning as they entered the property of the temple where loved ones are gathering to say their final goodbyes to Evelyn Smith Udell. Police said Gonzalez's co-worker, Jorge Lachazo, 21, of Hialeah, beat Smith Udell with a mallet and doused her with a chemical he found in the house. Smith Udell, a former longtime librarian at Florida Atlantic University, was taken to Delray Medical Center, where she later died.

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Evelyn Smith Udell purchased a washer and dryer from Best Buy in Boca Raton. "I need somebody," Gonzalez, 48, said in a recording of the 911 call released Wednesday by the Boca Raton Police Department. Jorge Lachazo is accused of beating a Boca Raton woman with a mallet and dousing her with a liquid chemical, severely burning her. He didn't know how to drive a stick shift, so he was having trouble starting the delivery truck, Gonzalez said. He, too, had suffered burns and was treated at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Evelyn Smith Udell purchased a washer and dryer from Best Buy in Boca Raton. "I need somebody," Gonzalez, 48, said in a recording of the 911 call released by the Boca Raton Police Department on Wednesday. He didn't know how to drive a stick shift, so he was having trouble starting the delivery truck, Gonzalez said. Officers caught up to Dupre Lachazo about three miles away from the home at the 7100 block of West Glades Road. Dupre Lachazo is facing charges of murder, aggravated battery on a person 65 or older and arson causing great bodily harm.

BOCA RATON, Fla. - A man accused of killing a Boca Raton woman after delivering a washing machine and dryer to her home has a prior arrest history in South Florida. While the men were installing the new appliances, Gonzalez went outside to return a work call, leaving Lachazo alone with the woman. Long hair was observed in the dried blood on the lower front portion of the washing machine and wine bottle." After Lachazo was treated for his injuries at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, he was interviewed by police at the Boca Raton Police Department. Best Buy CEO Corie Barry also released a statement, saying the Boca Raton store was closed Tuesday out of respect for the victim and her family.

BOCA RATON, Fla. - A man accused of killing a Boca Raton woman after delivering a washing machine and dryer to her home is expected to reappear in court Wednesday. While the men were installing the new appliances, Gonzalez went outside to return a work call, leaving Lachazo alone with the woman. Long hair was observed in the dried blood on the lower front portion of the washing machine and wine bottle." After Lachazo was treated for his injuries at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, he was interviewed by police at the Boca Raton Police Department. Best Buy CEO Corie Barry also released a statement, saying the Boca Raton store was closed Tuesday out of respect for the victim and her family.