The wife of Briton Neil Entwistle killed their daughter before turning the gun on herself, his defence lawyer has told his murder trial in the US.
The 29-year-old from Worksop, Notts, denies murdering his US wife Rachel, 27, and nine-month-old Lillian Rose.
His lawyer told how his client had hidden a revolver he found lying next to their bodies after returning from a shopping trip to find the pair dead.
If convicted, the 29-year-old faces life in prison without parole.
Mother and daughter were found dead in the bedroom of their home in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on 20 January 2006.
'Instantaneous death'
Elliot Weinstein told Middlesex County Superior Court in Woburn, Massachusetts that Mr Entwistle had "panicked" after finding his father-in-law's .22 calibre Colt revolver lying next to them on a pillow, and tried to cover up his wife's suicide to save her reputation.
"First Rachel put Lillian over where she thought her heart was and shot her," Mr Weinstein said.
Monday, 23 June 2008
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