LIVE BLOG: Final witnesses to be heard in state's case against Kyle mom accused of murder
HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Jurors are back in the courtroom Wednesday for the second week of testimony in the trial of Dazrine Chagoya-Williams, the Kyle mom who allegedly murdered her nearly two-year-old son, Mason, in 2018.
A jury will decide whether Chagoya-Williams, alongside her husband and the child’s father, Stevie, is guilty of capital murder in the death of their young son. Stevie was found guilty in October 2021 of the same charge. He is appealing that verdict, court records show.
Previous coverage
- Tuesday: Attorneys for Kyle mom point to father in death of nearly 2-year-old son
- Monday: Autopsy detailed in trial for Kyle mom who allegedly murdered young son
- Friday: ‘Dazrine had nothing to do with it’: Why that statement may not be allowed in the Kyle mom’s murder trial
- Thursday: Day cut short in fatal child abuse trial after family reveals new information
- Wednesday: ‘Something attacked him’: Trial continues for Kyle mom in alleged fatal child abuse case
- Tuesday: ‘Mason’s not okay’: New video shown in trial for Kyle mom who allegedly killed 2-year-old son
- October 2021: Kyle father who said ‘demons’ killed 2-year-old found guilty of capital murder
The state only has a handful of witnesses left — four as of Wednesday morning. We expect they could rest their case Wednesday evening, possibly extending into Thursday. One of those witnesses is baby Dazrine’s adoptive father.
The defense indicated that Chagoya-Williams could testify in her own trial, but did not give a significant nod one way or the other when the judge asked about timing.
KXAN digital reporter Grace Reader is live tweeting the trial. You can find her updates from the courtroom here: