The 37-year-old has been convicted of murdering his five children - daughters Merah and Abigail Elaine, one, and sons Elias, Nahtahn, six, and Gabriel, two - in August 2014 and is now trying to avoid a death sentence. Merah pleaded for her life after watching her dad kill her brother Elias, the court heard on Thursday as the sentencing phase began, The State reported. In this case, the appropriate sentence is death.”A juror sobbed as the court was shown photos of the bin bags containing the children's bodies in a forest in Alabama. Boyd Young, defending, pleaded with jurors to spare Jones' life and send him to prison until the day he dies. During his trial Jones had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and his defence team argued he had schizophrenia.

Source: Daily Mirror June 07, 2019 07:15 UTC