Crime & Safety

Fujita Murder Trial Goes to Jury

Nathaniel Fujita's is on trial for the murder of ex-girlfriend Lauren Astley, who was last seen alive at the Natick Mall.

A jury of four women and eight men will be deliberating to decide the fate of Nathaniel Fujita in his murder trial.

Fujita is accused of killing ex-girlfriend Lauren Astley in July 2011, not long after they graduated from Wayland High School.

Astley was last seen at the Natick Mall, where she was the assistant manager at 344.

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Fujita's defense has presented a case for a not guilty by claiming he was suffering through a psychotic episode.

Wayland Patch has been in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn throughout the trial providing live-blogging and updates.

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