SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, December 8, the fatally shoving murder trial against Antoine Watson of Daly City against his elderly victim, Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84, of San Francisco, who was originally from Thailand, also known as ‘Grandpa Vicha’ by friends, began with opening statements from the prosecuting and defense teams. Currently, the trial is ongoing with witness accounts expected.

On April 15, San Francisco Judge Patrick S. Thompson said he did not have the authority to change the murder charge to a lesser charge, but either the district attorney or the jury had that jurisdiction. The defense wished to reduce the murder charge to a lesser charge of manslaughter charge, but Judge Thompson ruled that it should go forth to trial.

The defense wished to dismiss the charges of absence of mal

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