SAN ANTONIO – Heated and confrontational exchanges between prosecutors and the defense team of a woman on trial in the starvation death of her 5-year-old stepgrandson highlighted Friday's testimony.
Gloria Proo, 50, is on trial on charges of injury to a child and serious bodily injury by omission.
Proo is accused of doing nothing while Josiah Williams was abused and denied food.
Doctors testified earlier this week that the child died from "prolonged malnutrition and physical abuse."
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During Friday's testimony, Proo's attorneys questioned the lead detective in the case, San Antonio police Lt. Jesse Salame, concerning how much control Proo had over the child's life in the weeks leading up to his death on Dec. 27, 2012.
"Is there evidence that she babysat the child more than that one Sunday in December?" Salame was asked.
"Let's be fair, then. There's no evidence that she didn't babysit the child more than that one time in December," Salame answered.
"Oh, my God!" shouted the defense attorney.
"Your honor, I would object to the sidebar comment," prosecutor Stephanie Boyd said.
The child's father, Charleston Williams, is also charged with injury to a child, serious bodily injury. He is free on bond awaiting trial.
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Josiah's mother, Crystal Williams, was convicted last June on a charge of injury to a child, serious bodily injury. She is serving a 99-year prison term.
Both sides rested their case late Friday. Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday morning.
