Closing arguments are underway within the trial of Jose Morales, the person who’s accused of killing his girlfriend, the mom of his lacking daughter, in her Ansonia house in December 2019.
The closing arguments observe a shocking flip of occasions within the trial when Morales took the stand final week in his personal protection.
Morales has been charged with the homicide of Christine Holloway 5 years in the past and tampering with proof.
Police discovered her physique on Dec. 2, 2019 in her house on Myrtle Avenue in Ansonia.
The couple’s daughter, Vanessa Morales, was 14 months outdated on the time and she or he not within the house when police discovered Holloway. There was no signal of her since.
Morales was arrested in reference to Holloway’s dying on Feb. 7, 2020.
On Wednesday, Morales testified that he and Holloway had relationship and had spent the Thanksgiving vacation along with their households.
On Thursday, the ninth day of the trial, state’s lawyer Howard Stein cross-examined Morales and tried to poke holes within the story Morales informed about that relationship and about two males coming into Holloway’s house — one who beat Holloway with a crowbar whereas the opposite who took their daughter.
The prosecution confirmed a collection of textual content messages between Morales and Holloway and requested Morales of he ever referred to as Holloway names and he responded, “sometimes.”
At one level, Stein turned very direct.
Mr. Morales, did you kill Christine Holloway?” he requested.
“No,” Morales replied.
Throughout his testimony, Morales informed the jury that he was excessive on PCP (phencyclidine, which is also called angel mud) when Holloway was attacked and their child was taken and he heard screams and sounds of a battle.
He informed the jury that he noticed a person in the home repeatedly hitting Holloway with a crowbar however that he could not assist due to the consequences of the PCP.
He additionally testified that the unknown man informed him if he referred to as the police, his daughter would undergo the identical destiny.
“Mr. Morales, were you so intoxicated on a substance — PCP or alcohol, or any other substance — that you do not remember killing Christine Holloway?” Stein requested.
“I did not kill Christine Holloway,” Morales mentioned.
Whereas questioning Morales, Stein mentioned individuals who have been within the storage beneath Holloway’s house on Myrtle Avenue heard banging noises coming from above and that was Morales dropping Ms. Holloway into the bathtub.
“No,” Morales mentioned.
He responded that he was banging on the ground to inform the individual beneath to cease the noise.
“Christine Holloway is dead in that apartment, you are cleaning up a gruesome crime scene and you’re concerned about the noise coming from the garage downstairs,” Stein requested.
“It was driving me crazy,” Morales mentioned.
