Trial continues for man charged with killing 11-year-old boy who was defending mother

CHICAGO — Emotional testimony continues Wednesday in the trial of the man charged with killing a young boy who intervened to protect his pregnant mother.

Prosecutors said 39-year-old Crosetti Brand stabbed his ex-girlfriend Laterria Smith and her 11-year-old son Jayden Perkins.

Authorities say Smith was four months pregnant at the time of the March 2024 incident involving her and Perkins…

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