Acting as his own lawyer, a double-murder defendant opened his death penalty trial by shouting at jurors that he did not attack his girlfriend and disabled daughter. Now he's cross-examined his son, forcing the 11-year-old to describe how he hurt him.
Ronnie Oneal III gives his opening statement during his murder trial at the George Edgecomb Courthouse Monday, June 14, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Oneal is accused of two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his girlfriend Kenyatta Barron and their 9-year-old daughter, Ron'Niveya Oneal. He is also accused of attempting to kill his then-8-year-old son. TAMPA, Fla.
He claimed the girlfriend, Kenyatta Barron, attacked their two children and that he killed her in self-defense. The killings happened March 18, 2018, in their home in Tampa's Riverview area. “You stabbed me,” his son replied. He also described how his father set fire to the house using gasoline.“The first words that came out of this brave boy's mouth: ‘My daddy killed my mommy,’” Harmon told jurors.
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