09-14-2010, 01:08 PM
testimony this morning...
Petit Describes Morning Of Attack
Dr. Petit took the stand late Tuesday morning, wearing his foundation pin on his jacket. While on the stand, Petit talked about his wife and two daughters.
Petit told the courtroom Michaela was in fifth grade, loved brownies and piano lessons. He said Hayley was accepted to Dartmouth, played soccer and ran cross-country track. Petit said his wife, Jennifer, was diagnosed with MS, but was able to carry on with her life despite her disability. He said Hayley told him he wanted to raise money to fight MS after learning of her mother's diagnosis.
Petit said Hayley was away the weekend of the 21st and that he, Michaela and his wife went to church on Sunday morning. Petit said he then went to play golf with his father.
While he was playing golf, Petit said Hayley returned and the girls later stopped at Stop & Shop to purchase items for dinner. Petit said he, his two daughters and wife ate at about 8:15 and carried out a regular evening. He send they all spent time in the family room before he retired to the sunroom, where he fell asleep on the couch reading.
Dr. Petit testified that he woke up at about 3 a.m. to pain and in a daze. He said he felt something warm running down his face and it was dark. Petit said he saw two people, one of whom had a gun held down. Petit described the gun as having a wide barrel.
Petit said one of the intruders told him to lie back down and he was tied at the wrists and ankles and something fabric was placed over his head. He said one of the intruders said, "If he moves, put two bullets in him."
Petit said his hands were tied palm-to-palm with plastic zip-locs and he was walked down to the basement. In the basement, Petit said he was seated against a pole and given a cushion. He was tied to the pole, his feet re-tied with plastic wraps and clothesline. Petit said more fabric was placed over his head. He said the fabric ended up being a blue blanket and a graduation quilt that was given to Hayley for elementary school graduation. He said the blanket had been in Hayley's room the last time he had seen it.
While in the basement, Petit said he felt light-headed. After working throughout the morning, Petit said he was able to free his hands. He said during the course of the morning, he was asked where the safe was. Petit said he told the intruder that he didn't have one and that the intruder responded, "If you give us what we want, we won't hurt you."
Petit said he later could hear his wife in the home's kitchen area. He said he heard a voice telling her to get dressed and to get the checkbooks so they could go to the bank. He said he could also hear his wife calling his work to report that he was not feeling well and would not be in.
Petit said he thought he heard someone leave and get in a car. He said he heard and saw someone through the blankets over his head go to the fridge in the basement two times. Petit said he kept soda and some beer in that fridge.
Right before freeing his hands, Petit said he heard some sort of moaning and an unidentified noise. He said he yelled, "Hey!" Petit said someone yelled back, "Don't worry, it's going to be over in a few minutes."
Petit said the tone of the voice had changed completely, to something more sinister than it had been the rest of the morning. Hearing the change in tone, Petit said he got a shot of adrenaline and freed his hands and escaped through the back of the basement.
Petit said he hopped, with his legs tied, to his neighbor's home. He said he fell a few times, and tried crawling before rolling himself to his neighbor's house.
Petit Describes Morning Of Attack
Dr. Petit took the stand late Tuesday morning, wearing his foundation pin on his jacket. While on the stand, Petit talked about his wife and two daughters.
Petit told the courtroom Michaela was in fifth grade, loved brownies and piano lessons. He said Hayley was accepted to Dartmouth, played soccer and ran cross-country track. Petit said his wife, Jennifer, was diagnosed with MS, but was able to carry on with her life despite her disability. He said Hayley told him he wanted to raise money to fight MS after learning of her mother's diagnosis.
Petit said Hayley was away the weekend of the 21st and that he, Michaela and his wife went to church on Sunday morning. Petit said he then went to play golf with his father.
While he was playing golf, Petit said Hayley returned and the girls later stopped at Stop & Shop to purchase items for dinner. Petit said he, his two daughters and wife ate at about 8:15 and carried out a regular evening. He send they all spent time in the family room before he retired to the sunroom, where he fell asleep on the couch reading.
Dr. Petit testified that he woke up at about 3 a.m. to pain and in a daze. He said he felt something warm running down his face and it was dark. Petit said he saw two people, one of whom had a gun held down. Petit described the gun as having a wide barrel.
Petit said one of the intruders told him to lie back down and he was tied at the wrists and ankles and something fabric was placed over his head. He said one of the intruders said, "If he moves, put two bullets in him."
Petit said his hands were tied palm-to-palm with plastic zip-locs and he was walked down to the basement. In the basement, Petit said he was seated against a pole and given a cushion. He was tied to the pole, his feet re-tied with plastic wraps and clothesline. Petit said more fabric was placed over his head. He said the fabric ended up being a blue blanket and a graduation quilt that was given to Hayley for elementary school graduation. He said the blanket had been in Hayley's room the last time he had seen it.
While in the basement, Petit said he felt light-headed. After working throughout the morning, Petit said he was able to free his hands. He said during the course of the morning, he was asked where the safe was. Petit said he told the intruder that he didn't have one and that the intruder responded, "If you give us what we want, we won't hurt you."
Petit said he later could hear his wife in the home's kitchen area. He said he heard a voice telling her to get dressed and to get the checkbooks so they could go to the bank. He said he could also hear his wife calling his work to report that he was not feeling well and would not be in.
Petit said he thought he heard someone leave and get in a car. He said he heard and saw someone through the blankets over his head go to the fridge in the basement two times. Petit said he kept soda and some beer in that fridge.
Right before freeing his hands, Petit said he heard some sort of moaning and an unidentified noise. He said he yelled, "Hey!" Petit said someone yelled back, "Don't worry, it's going to be over in a few minutes."
Petit said the tone of the voice had changed completely, to something more sinister than it had been the rest of the morning. Hearing the change in tone, Petit said he got a shot of adrenaline and freed his hands and escaped through the back of the basement.
Petit said he hopped, with his legs tied, to his neighbor's home. He said he fell a few times, and tried crawling before rolling himself to his neighbor's house.