Mom who hurt baby wants venue change
ERIE — A woman charged with swinging her 4-week-old son like a baseball bat to hit her boyfriend wants her trial moved out of Erie County.
Extensive media coverage has made it impossible for Chytoria Graham, 27, of Erie, to get a fair trial in the county, her attorneys said in court papers filed Monday.
If a judge refuses to move the trial, the attorneys ask that a judge postpone Graham's scheduled July 9 trial date to give the media coverage time to subside.
Graham's child has recovered from a fractured skull.
