![]() She agreed, saying “he had the ability to make choices”. She was asked whether his differences in actions showed he was able to control himself and his behaviour. Jessica Clark Flournoy, who was Cruz’s counsellor at the school when he was there from 2011 to 2013 but did not author the notes, testified that Cruz behaved in her counselling sessions and never spoke of his fascination with guns to her. The prosecutor showed the court some notes showing that Cruz behaved in front of the male assistant principal and then acted out when he left the room. Multiple occasions are logged of Cruz using obscenities and obscene language.Īccording to another student, Cruz asked them one time: “How am I still at the school?” “He stated, ‘I like guns’ can we talk about that,” the note read. When told to stop he told the school staff member that he disliked the book but announced that he liked guns. In one incident, he “screamed and threw his books when the fire alarm went off” and then “laughed about it”.Īnother time, dated 17 October 2013, Cruz’s class was discussing a book and Cruz deliberately read aloud the last couple of pages to ruin the ending. The notes detail several incidents of bad behaviour by Cruz at the school. The court was shown parts of a functional behavioural assessment on Cruz while he was at West Glades School from 2011 to 2013. The prosecution tried to argue that Cruz was able to control his behaviour and acted out “intentionally” in school so that he would be moved to another school. Prosecution tries to show that Cruz was able to control his behaviour Ron DeSantis ousts school board members over Parkland report Nikolas Cruz wrote ‘666’ in his own blood on prison cell wallsĭefence says Cruz’s ‘brain is broken’ from mother’s drinking ![]() School letter states Cruz has dreams of killing others and being ‘covered in blood' Key pointsĬruz was aggressive from young age, court hears Jurors will now decide if he is sentenced to death or to life in prison. In October 2021, Cruz pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. ![]() Governor Ron DeSantis immediately ousted the elected officials. On Friday, a grand jury released its report into the massacre, finding that four Broward County School board officials had neglected their duties on school safety. Jurors heard from grieving family members and toured the school site. The defence case comes after prosecutors spent three weeks detailing how Cruz murdered 17 students and staff members on Valentine’s Day 2018. Jurors also heard from teachers, neighbours and psychiatrists who treated Cruz as a child. Woodard said her brother was “polluted” in the womb by their biological mother who was an alcoholic and drug addict. The sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz, convicted of the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, is continuing in Florida court, with the defence presenting its case for a second week.Ĭruz’s brother Zachary Cruz is expected to take the stand in the upcoming days after their sister Danielle Woodard was brought from jail to testify for his defence.
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