The woman accused of fatally injuring three-year-old Brook Stagles took the stand in her own defense today. Erica Bell testified to an upbringing that included physical abuse and a history of drug use starting at the age of 14. Erica Bell testified she was in an abusive relationship with Brook’s father, Michael Stagles. She said […]
The preliminaries are over in the murder trial of Erica Bell, and testimony begins tomorrow in Monroe County Court. Bell is accused of second degree murder in the beating death of three-year-old Brooke Stagles. Prosecutor Patrick Gallagher said he’ll show that Bell admitted in jail phone calls to beating the little girl. The defense says […]
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 […]