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Prosecution rests in Tirado trial
October 7, 2007
By Jessica Mokhiber
ALBANY, N.Y. – It was an emotional
day in court for the Carey family. They sat in the courtroom with
jurors watching a video of Edwin Tirado showing police what he did
to Jonathan Carey the day the 13 year-old died while he was in the
care of Tirado and another man, Nadeem Mall.
Prosecutors say Tirado used an
improper restraint on Carey, causing his death.
Jonathan Carey's father, Mike,
said, "Today was the hardest day for me. It was emotionally
draining. I saw video of what happened in the van. It's clear as
clear can be what happened."
"The video was very revealing to
the truth. We're grateful that the video was brought before the
jury," said Lisa Carey, Jonathan's mother.
The video was what the Carey's
called the most incriminating evidence so far. But the day ended
with some even more emotional testimony from the prosecution's last
witness, a woman who works at O.D. Heck and saw Jonathan Carey leave
with Tirado and Mall that day.
Mike Carey said, "When the last
witness talked about Jonathan waving goodbye to everybody and waving
goodbye to everybody, before he left, it just breaks my heart."
Lisa Carey added, "It was just
really hard to hear about our son's last goodbye. We just hope the
jury returns the proper verdict."
Outside the courtroom, Edwin
Tirado's attorney said he was ready to present his case.
Brian Donohue said, "You do your
best and you hope the jury does its job and I'm sure they will."
Court will be back in session on
Tuesday, as this is a long holiday weekend, at which time the
defense will start its case. If convicted, Tirado faces 15 years in
jail.
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