NEW YORK
Syracuse.com
By Elizabeth Doran | edoran@syracuse.com
Utica, N.Y. – An Oneida County prosecutor tried in court today to poke holes in Sarah Ferguson’s claim that two brothers that she and other brutally beat sexually abused her children.
Sarah Ferguson, 33, took the stand to testify in her defense in her murder trial
She is accused of taking part in the beatings, along with her parents and others, that killed her half-brother, Lucas Leonard, 19, and severely injured her other half-brother, Christopher Leonard, 17. The beatings happend at the Word of Life Christian Church in October 2015.
She is charged with second-degree murder, first- and second-degree manslaughter, two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of first-degree gang assault.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.