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In county court in Doylestown on Tuesday, prosecutors displayed an autopsy photo that shows a fatal wound in the back of 73-year-old Orlando Bronner’s head.
According to the prosecution, the life-ending injury sustained by the 73-year-old inside his modest, well-kept home at 1005 Winder Drive in Bristol Township was caused by his son, 45-year-old Jazs Bronner, on March 31, 2014.
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According to testimony and court documents, Jazs Bronner told police his father fell and hit his head on a 10-pound, gold-colored dumbbell following an argument he claimed the 73-year-old started.
The commonwealth’s case alleges Jazs Bronner killed his father during a fight with multiple blows to the head. According to court papers, blood spatter and blood smears were found on the walls of the bedroom and also saw a “large pool of blood on the carpet.”
On Monday, the prosecution called the two Bristol Township officers to the stand and played a 9-1-1 call from Jazs Bronner’s mother, who was separated from the victim.
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Following the incident that left Orlando Bronner with a serious head wound, Jazs Bronner left the house, traveled to Trenton and returned with his mother before 9-1-1 was called.
“He knew that his father was gravely injured,” Detective Douglas Slemmer testified Tuesday, adding that Jazs Bronner said he “panicked” and that is why he did not immediately call 9-1-1.
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Bronner told detectives the incident started when his father had summoned him out of his room and asked if he was a “tough guy.” From there, the fight started, according to Bronner’s statements to detectives. In police interviews, detectives said Jazs Bronner mentioned his father punched him, but he noted in a written statement that his father punched him with a sharp object.
Toriaun Bronner, Orlando Bronner’s grandson and Jazs Bronner’s nephew, testified he lived with his grandfather since childhood and his uncle would live there from time to time.
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Leading up to the death, 24-year-old Toriaun Bronner recalled his uncle getting upset that his father complained he was “eating him out of the house” and not working. Another point of contention was over the fact that Orlando Bronner had asked his son and grandson to move out as he prepared to marry his girlfriend, Toriaun Bronner testified, adding his uncle was not happy about having to move.
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“He needed to live his life,” Toriaun Bronner said in court.
When asked if he ever saw Orlando Bronner yell because he was angry, Toriaun Bronner said, “Oh no, no.” He added that Orlando Bronner was encouraging everybody and always eating healthy.
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Detective Greg Beidler told the court in the morning that he could not be sure if Jazs Bronner changed his clothes between the leaving house and returning with his mother later. However, the clothes were turned over to the crime lab for review.
A scientist from the Pennsylvania crime lab testified in the afternoon.
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Jazs Bronner remains in jail unable to post bail.
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