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The trial of Trezell and Jacqueline West is back in session with the Wests' eldest child on the stand being questioned by prosecutor Eric Smith. #WestsTrial

With Smith referring him to the transcript of the interview played before the afternoon break, the boy said Orrin choked and there was vomit coming out of his mouth. #WestsTrial

The boy said he had gone to school room and came back and his mom and dad were in the room. He said he's not sure if his parents said anything about Orrin. He said he doesn't remember what happened next. #WestsTrial

"Probably, yeah," the boy said when asked if he was scared. He said he, his parents and Orson were in the room. #WestsTrial

The boy said he doesn't recall having a conversation with his parents about calling an ambulance. #WestsTrial

After looking at the transcript, the boy said he didn't think an ambulance should be called because the police would show up. "I was scared of losing my family," he said. #WestsTrial

He said he was afraid he and his brothers would be removed from the home. #WestsTrial

The boy said his parents told him it was a possibility they would be removed. He said they agreed to keep Orrin's death a secret but doesn't remember much about it. #WestsTrial

He said he didn't tell his other brothers what had happened. "I didn't want them to be scare," he said. He said his parents told him Orrin was dead. #WestsTrial

Asked if his parents tried to revive Orrin, perform CPR, he said "I believe it was something like that." He said they didn't call 911. They had cellphones. #WestsTrial

The boy was home-schooled. He said he went back to class after being told Orrin was dead. #WestsTrial

As the oldest child, he said he thinks his parents trusted him. He said he agreed to keep the death a secret. #WestsTrial

The boy said he had lots of things to do as a kid so Orrin's death usually didn't come to mind. #WestsTrial

"I'm not sure," he said when asked if it was fair for his parents to tell him not to say anything about Orrin's death. #WestsTrial

"I have no idea," the boy said when asked what happened to Orrin's body. He said he didn't ask, and his parents didn't tell him. #WestsTrial

The boy said he doesn't remember saying Orson left after four days at the Cal City house. He said his parent's told him Orson "went to grandma's house." He said he believes it happened in the days after they moved to Cal City. #WestsTrial

Orson wasn't at the house when his grandmother Wanda came out to Cal City, the boy said. #WestsTrial

The boy said he heard a sound the night before he was told Orson was taken to grandma Maria's house. He said it sounded like a soap bottle falling in the bathroom. #WestsTrial

Orson wasn't at the house the day after he heard that sound, and he hasn't seen him since then, the boy said. #WestsTrial

The boy said he saw an interview with his parents on TV. He identified a still image of the Wests taken from an interview outside the Cal City house in the days after the boys' disappearance. #WestsTrial

The boy said he watched some of that interview. He said he knew Orrin was dead at the time. He said he doesn't really remember what he thought when he saw his dad lying on camera about what had happened. #WestsTrial

Asked by Smith, the boy said he has good memories of his parents in Cal City other than what happened with Orrin and Orson. #WestsTrial

Smith is about to play another video. #WestsTrial

The video shows the boy and two of his other brothers pretending to do kung fu. The boy said he has good memories and it's hard for him to be on the stand and tell the truth. #WestsTrial

Smith ended his questioning and attorney Alekxia Torres Stallings has begun cross-examination. #WestsTrial

The boy said he had pizza for lunch. He said he thinks he has met Smith more than 5 times. #WestsTrial

The boy said no one had him read anything or talked to him about his testimony before he came back for the afternoon session of the trial. #WestsTrial

He said no one talked to him about why he was coming to court. He said Smith had previously talked to him, he thinks last week, about what he was going to be doing. #WestsTrial

The boy said Smith told him he was going to ask him questions and if he didn't know the answer just say so. #WestsTrial

The boy said he has previously been in a courtroom and people asked him questions. The boy said he took an oath on that occasion, too. #WestsTrial

Asked what a mistake is, the boy said it's when you're doing something and you mess up in a way that's not helping the situation. #WestsTrial

He said an example would be if you broke something then buy something to replace it. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings is asking about memories. The boy agreed with her that sometimes it's hard to remember something that happened a long time ago. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings is asking about the coronavirus. The boy said he had gone to school before COVID hit. He said afterward, when he was home for remote learning, his mom helped him and kept him on track. #WestsTrial

The boy said he doesn't have a favorite memory of his mother or father. He said he's not mad at his parents. #WestsTrial

The boy, now 12 and a biological son of the Wests, said he lived with them 10 years. Torres Stallings showed him a photo. The boy said he believes he remembers that day, they went to the park, had Little Caesars. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings showed him another photo where a filter made it appear as if he was wearing an elf hat. The boy said he doesn't remember that. #WestsTrial

The boy is wiping at his eyes with a tissue and taking sips of water. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings brought two Christmas stockings for the boy to look at. He said he doesn't recognize them. #WestsTrial

The boy said he remembers helping set up the Christmas tree. He said Orrin and Orson weren't there to put the tree but his other brothers were. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings is showing the boy photos of Christmas stockings and chairs in the Cal City house in December 2020. She's showing there were stockings and chairs for everyone, including Orrin and Orson. #WestsTrial

Asked if Orrin and Orson were at the dinner table, the boy said no. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings is asking about things the boy enjoys. He said he used to watch anime with his dad. He plays video games. #WestsTrial

Judge Charles Brehmer has called a sidebar after Smith objected to the relevance of Torres Stallings' questions. #WestsTrial

The judge and attorneys have returned. Torres Stallings is considering with questions about the anime shows. #WestsTrial

"Continuing" with questions #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings is asking if people died in a certain show. There have been frequent objections by Smith. The boy said people do die in the show. Asked if they had anything coming out of their nose or mouth, the boy said no. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings was asking about a scene where a character dies, has things coming out of his nose and mouth and comes back to life. She was apparently trying to draw a comparison with Orrin, who the boy said had vomit on him, and suggesting Orrin hadn't died. #WestsTrial

Brehmer sustained an objection and Torres Stallings has moved on to another line of questioning. She's asking the boy about being questioned at his grandma Wanda's house the day after the boys were reported missing. #WestsTrial

The boy said he hasn't lived with his parents since then, and doesn't know when he last saw them. He said maybe a year. #WestsTrial

The boy said he doesn't know why he can't talk to them or live with them. #WestsTrial

The boy said he had a watch which he used to call his parents but he couldn't take it when he left his grandmother's house. #WestsTrial

The boy is talking about relatives he sometimes gets visits or phone calls from. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings is asking about the day of the Dec. 28, 2020 interview He said he doesn't think they told him why he was going there. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings is asking if anyone talked with him about the case, if he saw any coverage. He said he saw an interview on the laptop but doesn't remember about the comments or much about it. #WestsTrial

Court is in recess for 15 minutes. #WestsTrial

Court is back in session with the 12-year-old back on the stand being cross-examined by Torres Stallings. #WestsTrial

She's asking about when they moved to Cal City. #WestsTrial

There were multiple objections and the judge has called a sidebar. #WestsTrial

They're back. Torres Stallings is asking about December 2020 and when he went to his grandma Wanda's house. #WestsTrial

The boy said Orrin and Orson were not in the van. He said he doesn't remember the last time he saw them and doesn't remember saying the last time he saw them as being in the van when dropped off at his grandma's house. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings had him look at a transcript taken from a prior time he testified. He said he doesn't remember saying that Orrin and Orson were in the van. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings asked if he promised to tell the truth at that hearing. He said he believes so. He said he doesn't know why he said they were in the van back then but is now saying they weren't. #WestsTrial

Torres Stallings ended her questioning and the boy has been excused. #WestsTrial

Court is in recess until 9 a.m. tomorrow. #WestsTrial