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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