Linda Hurtado and I'm Chris Cato. Mark and Kelly have the night off. We're starting first here at six with this boy's act of bravery after surviving the unthinkable. I just saw my dad ordered the shock. Um, my mom like Mom screaming at him. That little boy testifying at his father's murder trial. He's the son of Ronnie O. Neal, his father on trial for the murder of the boy's mother and sister and also for trying to kill. Ronnie allegedly now because he's representing himself. This creates the unusual scenario of the. Father Cross examining questioning his own son, the man Is accused of trying to kill him. And now he is. Basically questioning his son's testimony. FOX 13's Aaron Mesmer is live at the courthouse in Hillsborough County, Erin even separated by video screen because the boy is in a remote location, this, um. Had to take incredible courage by this now. 11 year old boy. Chris. He was incredibly brave, showed unbelievable composure and that remote location as he gave his testimony this morning followed, and it was had to describe all of these horrific events. That occurred that evening while you're about to hear as part of Little Ronnie's testimony, he's 11 years old now followed by some of the cross examination that he experienced. With his father, who, as you said, is representing himself. This was the first time that they have seen each other and spoken to each other since that the attack on March 2018. State. You ready to proceed? Um I just saw my dad voted the shock. Um, my mom like. Mom screaming at him and your father had a shotgun. What happened next? What did he do? My mom brand and my sisters. Even my sisters in into the closet. My dad. Sad and coming here. I'm killing. This would be word. Did you hear any shots from the shotgun before that? Yes. How many times What. Was there a time when your mother was able to get out of the closet? Feels like stumbling outside and then I just sold my don't change. Do you remember happening next? My dad to me. So walk around. To say. Some words and do you remember what words your father told you to say? Warm, huh? Mhm. Lot who logged for Did he do something to your sister? Yes, he. If they would then act and then he went in the garage followed him. People keep it on the ground, and then. Cash put on top. I was on my stomach it on top of me holding me down. And he was like writing a match, Mr. And the only questions how you doing? Run? But. Good to see you, man. City. Did you see me? Shoot your mom. Yeah. Got hurt you that night. This incident. Yes. Idea. How did I hurt you? Stabbed me. Investigators have said that rainy O'Neill tried to set his son and their house on fire before this night of violence ended, according to investigators again, that was the first time. That that father and son of seeing each other since that violent night back in March, 2018 the boy's father. What you kind of heard there was him trying to call into question is on record. His son's recollection of the events of that night. And he you know, he says that there's some kind of inconsistencies in between one The boy says now and what he had said two detectives and attorneys in the years that followed that night. But there's one thing, though, that the prosecutors have really tried to hammer home or what they tried to make sure the jury understood is that in their opinion, there's only one person who could have. Carried out the crimes that were committed that night. And that
