District Attorney Luke Inman announced earlier today that the state has now rested in the capital murder trial of Robert Babcock.
The prosecution concluded today with an audio recording of a January 8, 2011, interview between the defendant and Donley County Sheriff Butch Blackburn and Texas Ranger Jamie Downs. During the interview, Babcock again admitted beating his four-year-old son, Chance Mark Jones, and even hitting the child in the head numerous times after he was unconscious on January 4, prior to calling 911 that morning.
A Lubbock medical examiner testified earlier today that Jones’ death the next day was caused by complications due to blunt force trauma to the head. The defense begins its presentation this afternoon.
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