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Morning Testimony, Part 4
DAY FIFTEEN - May 2, 2023
https://twitter.com/KGETnews
Court is back in session with the 12-year-old boy back on the stand. #WestsTrial
He's still being questioned by prosecutor Eric Smith. #WestsTrial
The boy said he doesn't really remember that much, doesn't really remember Orrin and Orson going to their grandmother's. #WestsTrial
The boy said he doesn't remember what his parents told him about Orrin and Orson coming back. Smith is asking the child to look at the transcript of the interview and what he said back then. #WestsTrial
The boy said his parents told him Orrin and Orson would return after spending time at the grandmother's house. #WestsTrial
Smith is directing the boy to another part of the transcript and asking him to read it. #WestsTrial
The boy said he was asked to put a time as to when Orrin and Orson went to their grandmother's, and he said it happened a couple days after they moved. #WestsTrial
The boy read another part of the transcript at Smith's behest. He said his answer when asked if he had seen the boys after they went to their grandmother's was "no." #WestsTrial
Smith is going to play a video of a second interview the boy had with the woman. The first interview occurred Dec. 22, 2020, the second on Dec. 28, 2020. #WestsTrial
Attorney Timothy Hennessy has asked for a sidebar and the judge and attorneys are leaving the room. #WestsTrial
They have returned. The video will be played. Transcripts are being passed out. #WestsTrial
The video is playing. The boy enters the same room as before and has a seat in the chair while the woman who previously interviewed him has a seat on the couch. #WestsTrial
The boy says he's been crying because he's been taken away from his parents. He says it's because Orrin and Orson are missing. #WestsTrial
He says Orrin choked while he was sleeping. He says it happened at the apartment they lived at in Bakersfield. #WestsTrial
The boy says Orrin was throwing up. The next morning his parents found Orrin, he says. His parents told him about it and asked him if they should keep it a secret. #WestsTrial
Orrin had taken Orson's drink. Nothing happened to him, they just went to bed, the boy says. He says he saw Orrin the next morning. #WestsTrial
The boy says Orrin was on his belly in the morning and they realized he had choked when his parents tried to wake him up. #WestsTrial
The boy says his parents were crying when they told him about Orrin. #WestsTrial
The boy says Orrin's color was "fading" when he saw him. He says his parents asked him if they should call an ambulance and he told them no because his parents said he would be taken away. #WestsTrial
The boy says he doesn't know what happened to Orrin after that. He says his parents told the other boys Orrin went to their grandmother's to keep it a secret from the others. The boy says he touched Orrin's body and it was cold. #WestsTrial
The boy says Orson went to Cal City with them. He says he thinks Orrin died a week before they moved, and that Orson was taken to his grandmother's house 4 days after the move. #WestsTrial
He says Orson never came back. He says he was asleep when his parents took Orson. #WestsTrial
The boy says sometimes his parents used their hands to smack the boys, or a "paddlestick." He says he got hit with it once, everyone got hit with it. He says they deserved it. #WestsTrial
One of the children -- not Orrin or Orson -- was forced to take cold showers if he peed while sleeping, the boy says. #WestsTrial
The boy says his parents chopped up Orrin's food using a blender then put it in a bottle. They didn't want him chewing with his mouth open, he says. Orrin later stole Orson's drink, then they went to bed, the boy says. #WestsTrial
The boy says his parents told Orson to punch Orrin for stealing the drink. He says he thinks Orson punched Orrin but he wasn't there. #WestsTrial
Then they all went to sleep and he heard noises but thought it was normal because Orrin and Orson always made noises, the boy says. Orrin was dead the next day. #WestsTrial
The woman steps out of the room. #WestsTrial
The woman returns. The boy says he doesn't know what his parents did with Orrin. #WestsTrial
The woman is asking him about the placements of the beds in the room. #WestsTrial
The boy says he was excited when they moved to the new house in California City. He says there was a bunk bed for Orrin in the house because his parents didn't want to let the others know what had happened to him. #WestsTrial
The woman gets a water for the boy and asks more questions. #WestsTrial
The boy talks about wondering why the police showed up to his grandmother's house. He says he thought the "original parents" called police because they thought something happened to Orrin and Orson. #WestsTrial
The boy says he saw Orson months ago. The video has ended. Court is in recess until 1:35 p.m. #WestsTrial
DAY FIFTEEN - May 2, 2023
https://twitter.com/KGETnews
Court is back in session with the 12-year-old boy back on the stand. #WestsTrial
He's still being questioned by prosecutor Eric Smith. #WestsTrial
The boy said he doesn't really remember that much, doesn't really remember Orrin and Orson going to their grandmother's. #WestsTrial
The boy said he doesn't remember what his parents told him about Orrin and Orson coming back. Smith is asking the child to look at the transcript of the interview and what he said back then. #WestsTrial
The boy said his parents told him Orrin and Orson would return after spending time at the grandmother's house. #WestsTrial
Smith is directing the boy to another part of the transcript and asking him to read it. #WestsTrial
The boy said he was asked to put a time as to when Orrin and Orson went to their grandmother's, and he said it happened a couple days after they moved. #WestsTrial
The boy read another part of the transcript at Smith's behest. He said his answer when asked if he had seen the boys after they went to their grandmother's was "no." #WestsTrial
Smith is going to play a video of a second interview the boy had with the woman. The first interview occurred Dec. 22, 2020, the second on Dec. 28, 2020. #WestsTrial
Attorney Timothy Hennessy has asked for a sidebar and the judge and attorneys are leaving the room. #WestsTrial
They have returned. The video will be played. Transcripts are being passed out. #WestsTrial
The video is playing. The boy enters the same room as before and has a seat in the chair while the woman who previously interviewed him has a seat on the couch. #WestsTrial
The boy says he's been crying because he's been taken away from his parents. He says it's because Orrin and Orson are missing. #WestsTrial
He says Orrin choked while he was sleeping. He says it happened at the apartment they lived at in Bakersfield. #WestsTrial
The boy says Orrin was throwing up. The next morning his parents found Orrin, he says. His parents told him about it and asked him if they should keep it a secret. #WestsTrial
Orrin had taken Orson's drink. Nothing happened to him, they just went to bed, the boy says. He says he saw Orrin the next morning. #WestsTrial
The boy says Orrin was on his belly in the morning and they realized he had choked when his parents tried to wake him up. #WestsTrial
The boy says his parents were crying when they told him about Orrin. #WestsTrial
The boy says Orrin's color was "fading" when he saw him. He says his parents asked him if they should call an ambulance and he told them no because his parents said he would be taken away. #WestsTrial
The boy says he doesn't know what happened to Orrin after that. He says his parents told the other boys Orrin went to their grandmother's to keep it a secret from the others. The boy says he touched Orrin's body and it was cold. #WestsTrial
The boy says Orson went to Cal City with them. He says he thinks Orrin died a week before they moved, and that Orson was taken to his grandmother's house 4 days after the move. #WestsTrial
He says Orson never came back. He says he was asleep when his parents took Orson. #WestsTrial
The boy says sometimes his parents used their hands to smack the boys, or a "paddlestick." He says he got hit with it once, everyone got hit with it. He says they deserved it. #WestsTrial
One of the children -- not Orrin or Orson -- was forced to take cold showers if he peed while sleeping, the boy says. #WestsTrial
The boy says his parents chopped up Orrin's food using a blender then put it in a bottle. They didn't want him chewing with his mouth open, he says. Orrin later stole Orson's drink, then they went to bed, the boy says. #WestsTrial
The boy says his parents told Orson to punch Orrin for stealing the drink. He says he thinks Orson punched Orrin but he wasn't there. #WestsTrial
Then they all went to sleep and he heard noises but thought it was normal because Orrin and Orson always made noises, the boy says. Orrin was dead the next day. #WestsTrial
The woman steps out of the room. #WestsTrial
The woman returns. The boy says he doesn't know what his parents did with Orrin. #WestsTrial
The woman is asking him about the placements of the beds in the room. #WestsTrial
The boy says he was excited when they moved to the new house in California City. He says there was a bunk bed for Orrin in the house because his parents didn't want to let the others know what had happened to him. #WestsTrial
The woman gets a water for the boy and asks more questions. #WestsTrial
The boy talks about wondering why the police showed up to his grandmother's house. He says he thought the "original parents" called police because they thought something happened to Orrin and Orson. #WestsTrial
The boy says he saw Orson months ago. The video has ended. Court is in recess until 1:35 p.m. #WestsTrial