George Zimmerman trial for murder of Trayvon Martin focuses on 911 call
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of the deceased 17-year-old Martin, testified to prosecutors on Friday that the cries on the 911 call recording belonged to her son, who was shot dead by neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in February last year.
The anguished screams on a 911 call echoed through a Florida courtroom as prosecutors wrapped up their case at the Trayvon Martin trial.
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of the deceased 17-year-old Martin, testified to prosecutors on Friday that the cries on the recording belonged to her son, who was shot dead by neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in February last year.
But just hours after Fulton's gripping testimony in the racially-charged case, Zimmerman's defence countered by calling the 29-year-old's mother Gladys to the stand.
Gladys Zimmerman insisted the screams picked up in the recording were those of her son, who says he shot Martin in self-defence after being attacked by the black teen.
Asked whose voice she thought she could hear, she replied: "My son George."
Asked if she was certain, she added: "Because he's my son."
The identity of the person screaming on the 911 call has become a pivotal piece of evidence in the trial.
Prosecutors say the screams belong to Martin, supporting their case that Zimmerman, who is Hispanic, was the aggressor in the incident.
Defence attorneys have argued that it is the accused on the tape, backing their client's claim that he acted in self-defence.
Martin's mother however told jurors earlier she was in no doubt that it was her son after being played the tape.
Asked who it was, she replied: "Trayvon Benjamin Martin."
Martin was coming back from a convenience store just before his altercation with Zimmerman.
Zimmerman has denied any racial motive in the killing, saying he shot Martin only because he feared his life was in danger.
Zimmerman said he phoned police when he saw Martin walking in a hooded sweatshirt in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. He told police he found Martin's behaviour suspicious, and followed the youth.
