Fulton and Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin’s father, have been present every day of the trial and endured testimony about the shooting and their son’s wound that at times have prompted them to abruptly leave the courtroom. Trayvon Martin’s mother took the stand this morning in the murder trial of George Zimmerman, who faces second degree murder charges for shooting the teenager last year.
Moments before she began her testimony, Sybrina Fulton tweeted, “I pray that God gives me strength to properly represent my Angel Trayvon. He may not be perfect but he’s mine. I plead the blood of Jesus for healing.” Zimmerman, 29, maintains he shot the unarmed teenager in self-defense after he was confronted and attacked by Martin, 17, on Feb. 26, 2012. Prosecutors allege the former neighborhood watch captain profiled, followed and then shot Martin as he was walking back to the residence where he was staying as a guest.
A major point of contention in the trial is who is heard screaming for help in the background of 911 tapes the night Martin was killed. Fulton claims it is Trayvon Martin screaming, while Zimmerman’s father insists that it is his son’s voice that is heard. The prosecution hopes that Fulton’s testimony will have an emotional and convincing impact on the jury and that the jurors will tie her words to the opinion of FBI audio expert Hirotaka Nakasone who testified earlier in the trial that it was not technically possible to identify the voice.
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