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up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LSqu6xcEa
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVidnH7dtKF
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3P8IfHaIyK
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHQ4JblBvY
and dismissing them. He has then led away in handcuffs, with his family and107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaLT0x7sTa
friends trailing behind him. As the trial progressed, it became clear to everyone in107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Td8Wi1UAu
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HfxiGZT30
evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloUnhsjwIW
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYMa6LI37T
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZiZQ71iVr
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzOY7YvRFb
had also presented evidence of Mark’s online activity, including his search107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ689ITTLCyW
history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4koL8RILV
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMW8vLLcQpS
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkcix2Pkyt
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKFBJR6U3D
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EyY5kzsu6
as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgm1BIsVE7
left to deal with the aftermath. They were shocked and devastated by the verdict,107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y4hX9ckIi
struggling to come to terms with the fact that the man they knew and loved was capable of107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rzB2J5Qqq
such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjMShbC4uX
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIXC1PE13H
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHz6X6fwOK
for everyone involved, and the verdict had brought a sense of closure. But for107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjx0gOmvjw
those closest to Mark and Rachel, the pain and the questions would linger on for107Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iBy8sbY2Y
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