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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Alex Murdaugh’s only surviving son Buster to testify at double murder trial today

AP

Alex Murdaugh’s only surviving son Buster gave stoic testimony as his father looked on smiling in the South Carolina courtroom where he is on trial for the murders of the 26-year-old’s mother Maggie and brother Paul.

Buster – who has attended Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, every day since the start of the high-profile trial in a show of support for his father – was the first witness called to the stand by the defence on Tuesday morning.

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