VAN NUYS : Son Testifies Against Mother in Murder Trial
In testimony against his mother, an 18-year-old witness in a murder trial Wednesday uttered the name of a child his mother is accused of killing in another case, prompting a request by the woman’s lawyer that the charge in the murder trial be dismissed.
The judge denied the request but cut short Wednesday’s testimony, saying he will deal with the matter when the trial resumes Monday.
The son, Joshua Rickards, had also testified that he had seen his mother, Debra Suzanne Cummings, 34, mistreat children she was baby-sitting.
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