Court Case for Man Who Killed a Young Girl
Introduction
A court in Texas is talking about a sad case. A man named Tanner Horner killed a seven-year-old girl named Athena Strand in 2022.
Main Body
The court showed videos and sounds from the man's car. The video shows the man taking the girl into his car. The girl asked if the man was a kidnapper. The man told her to be quiet. Then, the girl called for her mother. The sounds were very sad. Many people in the court cried. The man told the police a story. He said he hit the girl with his car by accident. He said a different person in his mind killed the girl. The lawyers for the state say this is a lie. The man's lawyer says the man is sick. He says the man has problems with his brain. The lawyer says the man should not die. He says the man should stay in prison for life.
Conclusion
The jury must now decide. They will choose if the man dies or stays in prison for his whole life.