After weeks of trial, the fate of Mark was finally in the hands of the jury.268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyakV1qMeVY
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reached a verdict. The foreperson, a middle-aged woman with a stern expression, stood268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXnWExVXWC
up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEGA7A97Km
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBHJm6giuJ
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35lFX01ETr
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofyqchPuD9
and dismissing them. He has then led away in handcuffs, with his family and268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEnuI54eSL
friends trailing behind him. As the trial progressed, it became clear to everyone in268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDgpoglTas
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcl9BNaN4i
evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Z93ATkBV5
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMEmEF83qV
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGzsjz2bdI
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4KouKikxn
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history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlyrUUpZfM
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwLub01hYw
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DSe1jwL4C
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdv8t6ufnLS
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjhSYsyMFs
as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8R7xJkP2rg
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struggling to come to terms with the fact that the man they knew and loved was capable of268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEQ3BCOKb7
such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4tOHeetSr
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDvuUAtS4Q
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zjSpLzOGK
for everyone involved, and the verdict had brought a sense of closure. But for268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnra6fMoZvz
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