Charlise Mutten murder trial: distraught mother denies claims she shot and killed her own daughter

Kallista Mutten breaks down in the witness stand as she rejects suggestions she shot her daughter dead behind a chicken shed

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Kallista Mutten became distraught when confronted with details of her daughter Charlise's shooting and tearfully rejected a suggestion she was the one who pulled the trigger.

Justin Stein, 33, has pleaded not guilty to murdering the nine-year-old, instead claiming he witnessed Mutten shoot the schoolgirl.

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