Coroner Says Child-Slaying Victims Fought Back

By: Associated Press | NBC4i.com
Published: January 13, 2010

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CANTON, Ohio - A coroner has provided gripping testimony at the trial of an Ohio man charged with killing his two young children and his former mother-in-law.

Coroner P.S. Murthy in Canton said in court Tuesday that hand wounds suffered by the 3- and 5-year-olds indicated they tried to fight off the attack. The youngsters were strapped in car seats when they were killed last year.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for 36-year-old James Mammone III, who has pleaded not guilty. His trial continues Wednesday.

The jury earlier heard a taped confession by Mammone saying that for nearly two years he wanted to kill ex-wife and her mother.

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