CLEVELAND — Nearly a dozen witnesses took the stand Tuesday in the trial of Bionca Ellis , the woman accused of fatally stabbing 3-year-old Julian Wood and injuring his mother outside a Giant Eagle grocery store in North Olmsted last June.

After spending months in a state mental health facility, Ellis was ruled competent to stand trial earlier this year. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity .

In court Tuesday, jurors heard from 11 total witnesses, including police officers, a store manager, nurses, shoppers, and a Giant Eagle employee. The witnesses said they either saw Ellis before the stabbing, witnessed the attack, or arrived moments after it happened.

Several 911 calls and multiple surveillance videos were played in court, with one of the most notable clips showing

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