Casey Anthony looks on after the rebuttal testimony is over, ending the presentation of evidence in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Friday, July 1, 2011. Casey Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)KYLE HIGHTOWER,Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Prosecutors told jurors Sunday during closing arguments in the Casey Anthony murder trial that the woman killed her 2-year-old daughter Caylee because the child prevented her from having a relationship with a club promoter.
Prosecutor Jeff Ashton also said Anthony worried Caylee was getting to the age where she would have told Anthony’s parents that the woman was spending her days and nights with her boyfriend – not going to work and leaving Caylee with a nanny.
“Casey is very bright,” Ashton said. “Her lies are very detailed. … But when Casey wants to do what Casey wants to do, she finds a way.”
Ashton’s arguments are expected to last through Sunday morning. The defense will give its closing argument Sunday afternoon, and then the jury will begin its delibrations.