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Lily Scheip is on trial for second-degree murder in the death of her 14-week-old son, Dominic.

Medical examiners testified the cause of death was blunt force trauma, ruling the manner of death a homicide.

The defense argued that the cause of Dominic's death remains a mystery and questioned whether a genetic condition or prolonged CPR could have contributed.

Lily Scheip wiped away tears as she sat at the defendant’s table in a courtroom in the downtown Sarasota judicial center Tuesday, Aug. 13, listening to opening statements by the prosecution.

The Sarasota mother, 34, is accused of killing her 14-week old infant son , Dominic, and is on trial for second degree murder.

In the gallery behind the prosecution, Scheip’s husband’s family were gathered, as a handful o

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