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May 13, 2008

Woman accused of killing 3-year-old returns to court

The trial of a 24-year-old woman accused of murder in the death of her 3-year-old foster child is scheduled to continue this morning.

Katherine Bunnell, of Woonsocket, has been at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston since the 2004 death of Thomas "T.J." Wright. Her former boyfriend, Gilbert Delestre, 27, is also being held and faces murder charges in the death.

Yesterday, a pediatrician testified that the injuries that Thomas suffered could not have been the result of a spanking.

Delestre's cousin Jose A. Santiago also testified that Bunnell hung up the phone after he had called 911. He said he tried to perform CPR, but that Bunnell snatched the child from him.

The trial is set to resume today in Superior Court, Providence.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 7:47 AM | Permalink

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