Sparks fly during tense exchanges in trial of Clermont woman accused of murdering her husband – WFTV

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – When Laurie Shaver's current husband took the stand in a Lake County courtroom Wednesday morning, sparks flew.

Shaver is accused of killing her former husband, burying him in the backyard and then pretending he was alive for years before his body was found.

A heated argument broke out between the prosecution and the husband, who accused him of changing his testimony.

It seemed as if he was not there voluntarily.

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But his name is linked to the body of Michael Shaver and that of his current wife.

Prosecutors questioned him on numerous points about his relationship with Laurie.

In particular, why the two could not legally marry.

Read: Lawyers for woman accused of killing and burying her husband seek to exclude evidence

They repeatedly accused him of telling them a different story than after their arrest in 2020.

At the time, it was said that there were financial problems. In court on Wednesday, he said that she was afraid of being abused again.

Then they turned to the discovery of the body under the concrete fireplace.

Read: Lawyers claim teen confessed to murder of Lake County man buried under concrete

He said he poured the concrete along with Laurie and his brother.

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