CNN —Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan high school in 2021, admitted under cross-examination at her manslaughter trial that she and her husband gifted their son the firearm later used in the attack.
“We didn’t just hand him a gun as ‘here you go son,’” she testified.
On cross-examination Friday, the prosecution sought to portray Jennifer Crumbley as an inattentive mother, focused more on her horses and her extramarital affair than on her son’s well-being.
Mother places blame on husband, schoolOver several hours Thursday, Jennifer Crumbley testified her husband was responsible for securing the gun he had purchased for their son on Black Friday as a Christmas gift.
“As a parent you spend your whole life trying to protect your child from other dangers,” Jennifer Crumbley testified.
Persons:
Jennifer Crumbley, ’ ”, ”, Marc Keast, “, Jennifer Crumbley’s, Ethan himself, “ I’ve, Ethan Crumbley
Organizations:
CNN, Oxford High School
Locations:
Michigan, Oakland County, America