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The Latest: Jury finds soldier guilty in lover's mom's death

(AP) — The Latest on the trial of a soldier accused of killing his teen girlfriend's mother (all times local): A soldier accused in the killing of his then-14-year-old girlfriend's mother because she disapproved of their relationship has been found guilty of first degree murder. The Morning Call reports (http://bit.ly/2aRANn5 ) that It took the jury about four hours Friday to reach its verdict in the trial of Army Spc. First degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence. Jurors are now deliberating at the murder trial of a soldier who's accused of killing his then-14-year-old girlfriend's mother because she disapproved of their relationship. The 22-year-old Barnes testified Friday that Jamie Silvonek, not he, killed her mother and that he helped dispose of evidence only because the teen claimed to be pregnant. A soldier accused of killing his 14-year-old girlfriend's mother says the girl did it, not him, and he helped dispose of evidence only because she claimed to be pregnant. A 15-year-old Pennsylvania girl who pleaded guilty to plotting with her soldier boyfriend to kill her mother has taken the stand at his murder trial, saying in his defense she's "inexorably, ineffably in love" with him.

 

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