NATION IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Relied on Prayer to Aid Son, Father Says
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Christian Scientist charged with manslaughter for not seeking medical help for his son’s fatal ailment testified in Boston that he had believed prayer was helping the boy. Prosecutor John Kiernan cross-examined David Twitchell, 34, in an effort to uncover inconsistencies in prior testimony about the severity of the five-day illness of Twitchell’s son Robyn, who died four years ago at 2 1/2 of a bowel obstruction. Twitchell’s wife, Ginger, 34, has also been charged.
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