SALEM, Mass. (AP) — The latest on the trial of a Massachusetts teenager charged with raping and killing his high school math teacher. (All times local):
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A prosecutor in the trial of a Massachusetts teenager charged with raping and killing his high school math teacher has told a jury that the boy went to school on the day she died with a “terrible purpose:” to kill his teacher.
During opening statements in the trial of Philip Chism, a prosecutor calmly described Chism’s movements on Oct. 22, 2013. She said Chism came to school with a backpack containing a box cutter, gloves and a mask. She said Chism followed Colleen Ritzer into the girls’ bathroom after school, then strangled her, cut her throat with the box cutter, raped and killed her.
Chism was 14 at the time. Now 16, he is being tried as an adult.
He has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer has indicated she will use an insanity defense.
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