>> QUEEN CITY NEWS STARTS. >> FIRST AT NOON, THE TRIAL FOR DEREK WARD, A CHARLOTTE MAN ACCUSED OF AND MURDERING HIS COUSIN BACK IN 2010 IS ENTERING ITS FINAL STAGES. THE CASE IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE JURY. THE TRIAL STARTED LAST WEEK AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS. WORD HAS SPENT MOST OF THE PAST WEEK REPRESENTING HIMSELF, BUT IT WAS A PUBLIC DEFENDER WHO DELIVERED CLOSING ARGUMENTS FOR WARD YESTERDAY. >> THE ATTORNEY CHALLENGE THE CREDIBILITY OF THE MULTIPLE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO TESTIFIED AGAINST WARD PROSECUTORS ALSO GAVE THEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS SAYING BRITNEY WORDS, FAMILY FEAR TO DEREK BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER HER DEATH. THEY SAY HE CHOKED. BRITTANY, ADDING THEY ARE IN SAYING THAT SHE WAS POSSESSED BY DEMONS AND EVEN FORCE THEM TO WASH YOUR BODY EVEN WHEN SHE WAS LIKELY ALREADY DEAD. >> 3 HOURS. WATCH THAT WASHINGTON BY. TRYING TO SEND THE RIGHT. IF YOU WATCHED AROUND >> QUEEN >> CITY NEWS ANCHOR DEREK