Mother convicted of killing two daughters has violent outburst as prosecution addresses jurors

Veronica Youngblood, 37, of McLean, Virginia faced justice on Thursday, the fateful day of the penalty phase of her trial for the double murder of her daughters Sharon Castro, 15 and Brooklynn Youngblood, 5. Prosecutors, who are seeking two life sentences, described her as a murderer, not a victim, with no mercy, while defense portrayed her as an unfortunate product of an alarming history of child abuse. In a shocking outburst, Youngblood wailed and struggled …

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Prosecutors Make The Case To Have Parkland Shooter Executed

Jurors prepare to deliberate on sentencing for Parkland shooter – Reuters The prosecutor and defense attorney for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz disagreed Tuesday on whether his 2018 attack was worthy of a death sentence. Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty to murdering 14 students and three staff members and wounding 17 others. Cruz’s massacre is the deadliest mass shooting that has ever gone to trial in the U.S. A jury will decide his sentence, and a …

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