Kyle Rittenhouse sobs on witness stand as he testifies in double homicide trial

Kyle Rittenhouse took the witness stand and sobbed during the seventh day of his homicide trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The judge paused testimony as he cried uncontrollably while describing how a man “cornered” him in a parking lot moments before he fatally shot him.

Mr Rittenhouse, 18, is facing charges including homicide and minor in possession of a weapon after shooting dead two men and injuring a third during racial justice protests in August 2020.

Under cross-examination, he acknowledged that a friend purchased the AR-15 rifle he used in the shootings because “it looked cool.”

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