BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of 31-year-old Erica Dotson, accused in the 2021 beating death of her 3-year-old son, Jameson Nance.
Investigators say Dotson’s former boyfriend, Joshua Manns, carried out the fatal beating and earlier physical abuse.
Both he and Dotson face charges including first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, aggravated child abuse, and felony child abuse.
Jurors today heard from a retired pediatrician who treated Jameson.
While the doctor testified that aside from a broken leg and mild anemia, there were no major health concerns during a visit, she expressed concerns about Jameson’s medical history outside the jury’s presence.
The defense wants the jury to hear a redacted recording of one of Dotson’s first conversations with investigators after her son’s death.
Prosecutors have been given the weekend to review the redacted audio.
The trial continues next week.
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