During closing arguments Friday, Mark cried as the district attorney walked the jury through each of the charges, citing the law and the specific evidence in its case, according to
WSMV Channel 4.
"The only doctor that could have helped her turned her back on her," said Tim Swink, assistant district attorney.
The defense tried to cast reasonable doubt on the state's story and shift the suspicion to Deborah's husband, Steven Mark, who the defense said abused and demeaned both the woman and their daughter, Kairissa.
The jury also saw graphic images of the child's bruises and X-rays.
On Friday morning, the defense made the unusual move to call Mount Juliet detective David Stolinsky to the stand. He interviewed Dr. Deborah Mark's husband, Steven, around the time of his daughter's death.
Steven told detectives he used to discipline his daughter by placing her in a closet and a box in a dark garage. He also pried her mouth open with a toothbrush and once strapped her to her high chair.
The defense may be trying to show that the child's father was ultimately responsible for the girl's death. However, on cross examination from the state, the detective admitted the girl's death could not have been caused by those kinds of things.
