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Jul 7, 2006 12:40 pm US/Eastern

Lawyer: Nixmary's Mom Too Abused To Help Her

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― A lawyer for the mother of murdered 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown says his client plans to tell a jury she was too abused and depressed to defend her daughter.

The lawyer said during a court Brooklyn court hearing yesterday that 28-year-old Nixzaliz Santiago will blame the girl's stepfather Cesar Rodriguez for the girl's death in January.

Investigators have said the girl was bound and tortured before a blow to the head killed her.

Santiago's lawyer says his client was incapable of protecting her daughter from her controlling husband.

Rodriguez and Santiago have both pleaded not guilty in the girl's death.

(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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