Mother of five kids murdered by their father asks court to spare his life
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His ex-wife claimed she could no longer live with Jones who was using religion to control her.The defense called a social worker who detailed several levels of trauma within Jones' family, including three generations of rapes, molestation by family members, gunshots, stabbings, drug deals, voodoo rituals, prostitution, frequent screaming fights and cursing at children, and how Jones’ mother dipped him in ice water baths and gave him laxatives to try to make him behave.The social worker said Jones’ grandmother was raped by her stepfather and gave birth at age 12 to Jones’ father.The grandmother, Roberta Thornsberry, testified for the defense Monday, according to the South Carolina newspaper, The State.“I love him,” she said pleading against the death penalty.
As said here by Safia Samee Ali, Associated Press