ATHENS, Ga. — The chilling 911 call that captured
Georgia nursing student Laken Riley’s horrifying final moments was played in court Friday — leaving her grieving mother in a flood of tears during the first day of opening statements.
Riley, 22, triggered the emergency function on her cellphone and called 911 while running on the University of Georgia campus around 9:11 a.m. Feb. 22, prosecutor Sheila Ross told the Athens-Clark County courtroom.
Only a male voice was heard on the brief, muffled audio that was played in court.
Riley’s mom, Allyson Phillips, sobs in court as a 911 call is played.
Those in the courtroom listened to the operator repeating herself, saying, “Clark County 911. Hello, Clark County 911. Can anyone hear me?”
The call was ended at 9:12, and the operator tried to call back but received no answer, Ross explained.
The suspect, Jose Ibarra, sat stone-faced as the call was played in court.
“When Laken Riley refused to be his rape victim, he bashed her skull in with a rock repeatedly,” Sheila Ross alleged.
ATHENS, Ga. — The chilling 911 call that captured Georgia nursing student Laken Riley’s horrifying final moments was played in court Friday — leaving her grieving mother in a flood of t…
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