10:18 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery says Harmony remained in the duffle bag while the family was at her aunt's house. The bag sat on the porch of her aunt's house.
10:14 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Another friend came and jumped the car. Kayla Montgomery says Harmony's body was in the trunk. The family spent two nights in the car. They then moved to Kayla Montgomery's aunt's house in Manchester.
10:12 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery says that night, a friend who lives at Colonial Village allowed her, Adam Montgomery and their two children to sleep in his car.
10:09 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery says the family then returned back to Colonial Village and Adam Montgomery put the duffle bag with Harmony's body in a snowbank to hide it.
10:08 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
At this point, Kayla Montgomery says she and Adam Montgomery tried to get the kids out of the car. She says Harmony was not waking up despite several attempts by Adam Montgomery. She says Adam Montgomery then put Harmony in a duffle bag.
Kayla Montgomery is extremely emotional, crying on the stand as she recounts what happened. She says no one called 911. She says she didn't run away because she had her two other children.
10:07 a.m.
From Amy Coveno:
Crystal Sorey is crying hard now. Her anguish is not noticed by jurors.
They are focused on Kayla Montgomery.
Crystal’s hand is over her mouth. She is struggling for composure and being comforted by friends. One juror has tears in her eyes.
10:05 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery says the family then left Colonial Village apartments. Their car died at the intersection of Webster and Elm streets in Manchester. She says Adam Montgomery tried to jumpstart the car, but it didn't work.
10:03 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery says Harmony stopped making noises when the family arrived at Colonial Village. She says she and Adam Montgomery never checked on Harmony. The two did drugs (heroin and crack) for about 20 minutes.
10:01 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery tells prosecutors she gave her children some food, but did not see Harmony because she was under a blanket. The family then went to the parking lot of the Colonial Village apartments in Manchester.
10 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Once the family reached Burger King, Kayla Montgomery says Adam Montgomery told her he thinks he really hurt Harmony. They continued to order food and ate it in the parking lot of Burger King.
9:59 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery says Harmony was crying and making noises. She told the jury she never looked in the back at Harmony because she was afraid to see what she looked like.
9:58 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery says Adam Montgomery was punching Harmony in the head at stop lights on the way to the Burger King. The couple's two children (ages 2 and 11 months) were also in the back seat.
9:57 a.m.
From Amy Coveno:
Crystal Sorey, Harmony's mother, has arrived. She is crying softly.
The jury is stoic through very hard testimony right now.
9:56 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery said the family left the clinic and headed to Burger King. She said Adam Montgomery continued to hit Harmony along the way. She claims she could not recall how many times he hit her.
Kayla Montgomery tells the jury that at one point, she put her arm up to stop Adam Montgomery, but he gave her a look that made her afraid. She says she never saw that look in his eyes before.
9:55 a.m.
From Tim Callery:
Kayla Montgomery says Adam Montgomery got mad after Harmony had a bathroom accident in the car. She says Adam first hit Harmony while the family was at the methadone clinic in Manchester.
9:52 a.m.
From Amy Coveno:
Lots of trial-watchers today. The gallery is full
.
9:14 a.m.
Kayla Montgomery is on the stand.
8:56 a.m.
From Amy Coveno:
Kayla Montgomery's attorney Paul Garrity just arrived.
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