A psychiatrist took the stand on Wednesday morning and told the jury thatBrooke Skylar Richardsonwas sexually abused and suffers from a “personality disorder” in which she feels like she must please authority figures.
Richardson, now 20, is facing trial for aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse and child endangerment. She has pleaded not guilty. On Tuesday, a judge threw out a charge of tampering with evidence, saying that the prosecution did not meet its burden of proof on that charge.
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Prosecutors allege that Richardson did not want to be a single teen mom with college only a few months away. In the weeks after learning of her pregnancy,Richardson didn’t return for an ultrasound, bloodwork, or any other treatment, while also ignoring calls from the doctor and assistants, prosecutors have said.
She also told police that she looked into an abortion, but it was too late to have one. She denied that she performed an abortion on herself.
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Testimony in the case is expected to last for the rest of the week.
source: people.com
