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May 15, 2008

Bunnell trial: Jury continues deliberating

PROVIDENCE -- Jury deliberations resumed this morning in the trial of Katherine Bunnell, who is charged with murder in the death of 3-year-old Thomas "T.J." Wright.

A jury of five men and seven women, which begin deliberating yesterday, returned to Providence County Superior Court shortly after 9:30 a.m.

As of 11:30 a.m., no verdict has been reported.

A prosecutor could be seen making photocopies of a transcript of testimony.

Bunnell's defense lawyer, Gerard H. Donley, said the judge was not permitting lawyers to say whether the jury had asked any questions.

Bunnell, 24, is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. She is accused with her then-boyfriend, Gilbert Delestre, 27, of beating to death "T.J.," her nephew who was a child in their care, on Oct. 30, 2004, at Bunnell's Woonsocket apartment after they came home from a night out to find a mess on the floor.

Read Journal coverage of yesterday's closing arguments in the case.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer John Castellucci

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