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« Lawyer advised Urciuoli be 'careful' in use of Celona | Today | Chafee rolls out first TV ad since primary battle » September 26, 2006Update: Trial to start for man accused of killing 2 year oldPROVIDENCE -- A trial is set to begin for a Providence man accused with another man of murdering a 2-year-old boy they had been babysitting last year in Providence. Akeem King, 21, is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder on or about July 31, 2005. Lawyers are scheduled to argue pre-trial motions in Superior Court this afternoon and then a jury is expected to be picked at 10 a.m. tomorrow, according to Michael J. Healey, spokesman with the Attorney General's Office. The trial was assigned today to Superior Court Judge Robert D. Krause, Healey said. Depending on how long jury selection takes, opening statements could begin tomorrow morning, Healey said. Otherwise, they are expected to begin tomorrow afternoon. King and Troy Figgs, also 21, are accused of beating to death Marquel Davis, whose mother left the toddler in the men's care. The boy's body was found the next morning in the third-floor apartment at 9 Erastus St. where King and Figgs lived. -- projo.com staff writers Jack Perry and Kate Bramson Marquel's mother, Michelle Thurmon, then 19, had left the child in their care July 31, 2005, according to the police. About 7 a.m. on Aug. 1, 2005, Figgs and King went downstairs and told the residents on the first floor that the boy was choking and needed help, according to a police affidavit filed in court. The men took off, as a resident went to help the boy and called for a rescue. Marquel was dead and his body stiff when firefighters arrived to save him, a fire official said previously in an interview with The Journal. King and Figgs will be tried separately to protect each defendant's constitutional right to a fair trial, Healey said. Both defendants have given statements that implicate the other, he said. The state does not know yet when Figgs' trial will begin, Healey said. Both men are being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions. Posted by Jack Perry CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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