Jury mulls verdict in Briton's US murder trial

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WOBURN, Massachusetts (AFP) — The jury hearing the case against Briton Neil Entwistle, who is on trial in the United States for murdering his wife and baby daughter, was on Tuesday mulling a verdict a day after the defense rested without calling a single witness.

Entwistle, 29, could face life in prison if found guilty of murdering his wife Rachel, 27, and their nine-month-old daughter Lillian at their Massachusetts home two years ago using his father-in-law's gun.

The prosecution presented its 47th witness before giving its closing arguments Monday while the defense team rested its case without having called anyone to the stand.

Entwistle's attorney, Elliot Weinstein, told the 12 jurors that his client was a loving and caring husband and father, and had no...