No Verdict Yet In Salt-Poisoning Case Against Mother
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) - Jurors considering murder and manslaughter charges against a woman accused of poisoning her son with salt have completed their first full day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
They will reconvene Monday.
As WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported, the judge gave the jury strict instructions not to research anything regarding the case over the weekend.
No Verdict Yet In Salt-Poisoning Case Against White Plains Mother
Prosecutors say 27-year-old Lacey Spears force-fed sodium to her 5-year-old son Garnett-Paul though a feeding tube in his stomach, killing him. Jurors took a second look Friday at video that showed the Scottsville, Kentucky, woman taking her son into a hospital bathroom with a connector tube. The boy appeared to suffer afterward.
The jurors also asked to hear the definition of "depraved indifference,'' a key element of the murder charge.
Prosecutors say Spears craved sympathy from family, friends and doctors.
Her defense portrayed Spears as a doting mother, reminding jurors no one saw her do anything wrong.
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