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verdict. The judge entered the room and asked the foreperson of the jury if they had161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcMWCcduuz
reached a verdict. The foreperson, a middle-aged woman with a stern expression, stood161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgNrDNkZo5
up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqIc2xY0hD
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWDyfVyC2G
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPSQdy8SU7
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx8xcK6uP6
and dismissing them. He has then led away in handcuffs, with his family and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRaZdkAhgK
friends trailing behind him. As the trial progressed, it became clear to everyone in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6dsRxejzm
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShhBAJxFO5
evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqyKAXe6O2
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpAk89l0Au
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnPmRlelc0
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq40tT69VF7
had also presented evidence of Mark’s online activity, including his search161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6z4XW1FE37
history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIGWLk7f18
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhQvF2pn5W
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMnaK8gFei
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIUNJZLPqX
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliySnqBJ7v
as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcF7iAwnhg
left to deal with the aftermath. They were shocked and devastated by the verdict,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ672pm5ZJdR
struggling to come to terms with the fact that the man they knew and loved was capable of161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42bqxoXt9f
such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtiI6XA12R
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBLa68e5FC
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldDeAIunRX
for everyone involved, and the verdict had brought a sense of closure. But for161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjf7h6blxNN
those closest to Mark and Rachel, the pain and the questions would linger on for161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULvZLkXT9D
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