CBS

The trial of a Boston mother facing a manslaughter charge in the accidental shooting of her 8-year-old son has gone into recess after the woman began weeping uncontrollably on hearing a paramedic recount how her child complained of pain during the last minutes of his life.

Lakeisha Gadson is charged in the 2007 death Liquarry Jefferson.

The boy was accidentally shot by his 7-year-old cousin as they played with a handgun they found in Gadson’s teenage son’s room.

Authorities say Gadson allowed the teenager to keep the unregistered gun in his dresser, where children could easily get to it.

Gadson says she did not allow her older son to own the gun and didn’t know it was in their home.

The boy who fired the gun also testified Tuesday, saying it was an accident.

—