Jurors hear graphic accounts of Boston Marathon bombing
It didn't take long for prosecutors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial to convey the sense of fear, pain and grief caused by the 2013 attack, as three women testified about the severe injuries they suffered.
On the first day of testimony in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose lawyer admitted he committed the crime, the women described their memories of the blasts, their wounds and the terror they felt. Testimony continues Thursday.
Three people were killed and more than 260 hurt when two shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line. Tsarnaev, then 19, was accused of carrying out the attacks with 26-year-old Tamerlan, who was killed in a shootout and getaway attempt days later. Authorities contend the brothers - ethnic Chechens who arrived from Russia more than a decade ago - were driven by anger over US wars in Muslim lands.
Two of the women who testified Wednesday had to have their left legs amputated and all of them spoke in graphic detail. It gave the jury a glimpse of the kind of agonizing testimony they can expect to hear in the coming months.
