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Prosecutor: DC Cop Killed Mistress, Left Child to Die in Hot Car

By KSEE News

Credit: Handout via New York Daily News

Richmond Phillips was busted in 2011 after the body of 20-year-old Wynetta Wright was found dead and their child, Jaylin, was also found dead in her car seat with the doors closed and windows rolled up.

January 14, 2013 Updated Jan 14, 2013 at 12:04 PM PDT

Prosecutors say a D.C. police officer involved in a paternity dispute with his mistress shot the woman dead and left their infant child to die in a hot car.

Prince George's County, Md., State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said during opening statements Monday that Richmond Phillips killed the two because he didn't want to pay child support. Phillips is being tried on two counts of first-degree murder along with child abuse and firearms charges

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