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Father On Trial In Death Of Toddler
Josi Hall Trial On Murder Charge To Begin This Afternoon
POSTED: Thursday, April 22, 2010
UPDATED: 12:00 pm EDT April 22, 2010
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office booking photo of Josi Hall
http://www.news4jax.com/news/23231683/detail.html
Josi Hall Trial On Murder Charge To Begin This Afternoon
POSTED: Thursday, April 22, 2010
UPDATED: 12:00 pm EDT April 22, 2010
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office booking photo of Josi Hall
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Prosecutors will attempt to convince a jury that Josi Hall's abuse was responsible for his 22-month-old daughter's death and that Hall should be convicted of murder.
Kayla Joy Hall was found dead in November 2008 in the bedroom of the family's San Pablo Road apartment.
Police said Hall, 25, told detectives he had picked his daughter up at 4 p.m. the afternoon before and she was fine when he her to bed, but she was unresponsive when he tried to wake her up that morning.
The medical examiner's autopsy found Kayla died of blunt-force injuries and ruled her death a homicide.
Four months later, Hall was arrested by the U.S. Marshal's Service and charged with murder.
Channel 4 learned that Hall and his wife at the time were both arrested in April 2007 during an investigation into abuse of Kayla, but those charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. When the couple divorced, Josi Hall was awarded custody of the girl.
A jury in the case was seated earlier in the week. Opening statements are scheduled to begin Thursday afternoon.
http://www.news4jax.com/news/23231683/detail.html