Jury deliberations could begin
Tuesday in the murder trial of the woman who allegedly killed War Mayor Tom
Hatcher.
Becky Hatcher, Hatcher’s
daughter-in-law, took the stand in her own defense Monday afternoon and told
the jury she was at her mother’s home at the time of the murder. She said when
she heard of Hatcher’s death she went to his home but was told to leave.
The defense rested its case after
Hatcher’s testimony. The prosecution rested its case on Friday.
Becky Hatcher and her brother,
27-year-old Earl Click of Grundy, Va., allegedly killed Mayor Hatcher in his
home on July 17, 2012. They allegedly stole $1,100 from the mayor to buy drugs.
The prosecution’s final
witness was Becky Hatcher’s uncle. Roy “Uncle Donnie” Harding testified his
niece had asked him 2 or 3 times to kill the mayor but he refused.
But Becky Hatcher’s mother and
13-year-old sister testified for the defense Friday that Becky was at her
home at the time of the murder.
Click is scheduled to go on trial
in late-January.
