‘My Babies! My Babies!’ Mother of 5 Slain Children Sobs in Court at Death Penalty Trial of Her Ex-husband

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5/21/2019|Updated: 5/21/2019

A mother of 5 slain children who attended the five-day death penalty trial of her ex-husband read a letter written to their eldest child at a South Carolina court on May 20.

Amber Kyzer’s five children were killed in a rage by her ex-husband, 37-year-old Timothy Jones Jr., in their Red Bank home on the night of Aug. 28, 2014, reported The State.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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