It was a hard day for jurors as prosecutors showed evidence and autopsy photos in the trial of a mother accused of her daughter’s death.
Olivia died a day after her mother walked her to a San Antonio Police Department substation unresponsive on Sept. 5, 2017.
SAPD Sgt. Rachel Barnes, the lead detective on the case, was on the stand Thursday. She first spoke about how she started her investigation by searching Jessica Briones’ apartment.Investigators collected several items, including broken table legs and a metal bracket.When she told Briones about her daughter being on life support, Briones said she didn’t understand how that was possible.
When questioned about particular injuries, Briones recalled instances of twirling her daughter around and her hitting her head on a door frame or accidentally smashing her arm on a door. Briones insisted that she didn’t know of any new injuries that would have caused her daughter’s current condition at that time.
It got hard for jurors when Barnes went through autopsy photos. The images showed numerous injuries all over the child’s body, including multiple injuries to the head.Briones’ trial is expected to last into next week. If found guilty, she faces up to life in prison.
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