Mother accused in the death of the child crying closing arguments - Boston Globe

ORLANDO - Casey Anthony briefly broken crying yesterday as prosecutors told jurors in closing arguments that she has murdered her 2 daughter Caylee because the child was prevented from having a relationship with a sponsor of the club.

Attorney Jeff Ashton said anthony wanted a relationship with her boyfriend, to go out with friends and to live the carefree life that she had prior to the birth of the Caylee.

Ashton "" something had to be sacrificed, that something was the life she wanted or life thrust on it, "said during his 90-minute hearing." "She chooses to sacrifice his child. »

Prosecutors argue that caylee was suffocated with duct tape by a mother who manufactured and developed lies to mislead investigators and her parents. Defense attorneys countered that the toddler accidentally drowned in the family pool, and that his mother actually hiding emotional distress caused by the allegation of sexual abuse of his father. His father denied the accusation.

Judge Belvin Perry decided yesterday morning that no there is no evidence d'une such charge and that the defence could not make reference to it dans closing arguments. But Perry indicated the defence could again be drowning because theory "is a reasonable inference can be drawn" to suggest. "

Jose Baez defence counsel began his closing argument by telling the jury that they have more questions than answers, including the largest: how Caylee is dead? Counsel or defence provided firm evidence of how she died.

"It can never be proved,", he said. " He said that alone should give them all reasonable doubt that Anthony killed his daughter.

He said prosecutors is so low that they tried to portray Anthony as a promiscuous liar and influence the jury "rather that give the standard which is granted to every citizen in our country." "

Baez said forensic evidence of prosecutors are based on a "fantasy". " He said analysis the continuation of the air in the trunk of the car of Anthony, which would have shown consistent with decomposition air molecules, could not be duplicated. He said that no one could prove to be a spot found in the trunk was caused by the body of the Caylee decomposing it.

And witnesses showed maggots were found in the trunk comes from a garbage bag that are there, he said.

"They throw enough against the wall and see what that sticks," Baez said. "This is what they are doing... until the cause of death. »

Earlier in the proceedings of Ashton, Anthony appears especially pontificating to subject the first 45 minutes, but then she closed eyes and rested his Chin on his hand. She began to cry when Ashton said that the history which are drowned Caylee was also false.

Ashton said death of Caylee was not an accident because three pieces of tape were placed on his face - on the mouth, one on the nose and on those to be "comprehensive". "

Jury begins deliberation today, the judge said. Anthony could face a death sentence as possible or in perpetuity if recognized guilty of first degree murder.