Defense Continues to Present Its Case in Fujita Murder Trial
The defense team for Nathaniel Fujita will continue to present its case today in an effort to show that Fujita was insane at the time he killed 18-year-old Lauren Astley.
The defense team for Nathaniel Fujita will continue presenting its case Friday in an effort to show jurors that Fujita suffered a brief psychotic episode when he killed 18-year-old Lauren Astley in July 2011. On Thursday, the Commonwealth, led by prosecutor Lisa McGovern, rested its case after calling a string of nearly 30 witnesses -- beginning with Wayland Police Officer Seanna Lombardo and concluding with Astley's mother, Mary Dunne -- to the stand since testimony began on Feb. 13. Following Dunne's testimony on Thursday, Feb. 28, defense attorney William Sullivan called Fujita's aunt, Joyce Saba, to the stand. She proved to be the only witness called by the defense that day and court adjourned about an hour earlier than normal. Judge …
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