Erica Bell’s grandmother took the stand today in Bell’s murder trial. Deborah Smith testified that Bell admitted to her that she hit three-year-old Brooke Stagles, her boyfriend’s daughter. Bell is accused of beating the little girl to death, punching her so hard in the stomach that it ruptured her intestines and caused her death three […]
Testimony began in the murder trial of Erica Bell today, after some legal concerns over the grandfather of victim Brooke Stagles sitting as a spectator in the courtroom. John Geer may be called as a trial witness. Judge Christopher Ciaccio had ordered him to avoid court yesterday during the opening statements, but ruled he could […]
There’s a change in plans for a Rochester woman charged in the death of her boyfriend’s daughter. She won’t go on trial next month. Erica Bell was assigned a second attorney today, and is now set to have a pre-trial conference July 17. The new trial date will be set then. Bell is charged with […]