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Aunt testifies against accused killer

Says she does not feel safe as witness

By Maria Cramer

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 29, 2012

A shouted confrontation between the sister of two Mattapan massacre victims and the mother of the man accused of being the triggerman disrupted the Suffolk Superior Court first degree murder trial this morning. While the mother of key witness Kimani Washington was being cross-examined by defense attorneys, loud shouting emanating from the hallway echoed through the courtroom, apparently prompting Suffolk Superior Court Judge Christine McEvoy to halt the trial.

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