Everyone that commits a crime has an excuse (I call this the 'It wasn't my fault' generation). I'm not buying into the 'I was abused' BS.
Sorry.
I only watched parts of this trial because I couldn't force myself to hear the abuse heaped on this kid. Since the time he was a baby. I heard today that the defense had 30 witnesses to the abuse.
I am not excusing his behavior but it wasn't a black and white case. It was one of those cases that makes me glad I rarely get called for jury duty.
Actually he was abused. His father lost complete custody of him in the 90's and abuse was part of the reason. When his mother was killed in an accident, they reinstated custody. They had nearly 40 witnesses detailing various levels of abuse.