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He went to the podium with no notebook, no notes. He paused before he began to speak. He only asked John's nephew three questions. First, do you know what it means to raise a hand in anger. He responded that he thought he knew what he meant.
Yan then asked the nephew if he had ever seen John raise a hand in anger to Karen. He responded no. He asked if he had ever seen Karen raise a hand to John and he responded no.
Yannetti then said: "I'm so sorry you were asked to come here today.”
Prior to Yannetti asking those few questions, Lally asked many questions of the nephew, including questions about what his relationship was like with Karen.
"Sometimes good. Sometimes bad."When asked what it was like when it was good, John's nephew responded that they were "Being a family. Happy being around each other.”
Sometimes when it was bad, he got in trouble for doing something wrong and Karen would yell a little and had a bit of an "attitude.”
Sometimes, Karen would "ignore" him and not look happy.
I should mention, that a few times during this testimony, Lally, per usual, was hard to understand. He also had a few moments that in the way that he asked the questions, was hard for the child to know what he meant.
John's niece was then called to testify. She is older than her brother. One thing we learned from both children is that John and Karen never argued outside the home, although they did say that arguments were more frequent in the months leading up to John's death.
11:50 AM · May 28, 2024
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