With Friday’s statement, Ms. Lee’s family continued to push back at the attention and support Mr. Syed has drawn. Lawyers for Mr. Syed presented new evidence, including testimony from a new alibi witness. The podcast, which examined whether Mr. Syed had received a fair trial, was downloaded more than 100 million times and won a Peabody Award. Her mother, Youn Wha Kim, took the stand at Mr. Syed’s sentencing hearing in 2000 and, through an interpreter, told the court that she could not bring herself to forgive him for her daughter’s death, The Baltimore Sun reported. A family statement released by the office of the Maryland attorney general then said it had been painful to see the case resurrected and watch a man convicted of killing their daughter attract public support.

Source: New York Times July 02, 2016 15:02 UTC