Live updates: Trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber begins

Opening statements in the trial of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been delivered on Wednesday. Several survivors joined the packed courtroom, including the parents of Martin Richard and an eight-year-old boy who was among the three people killed in the attack. A shaggy-haired Tsarnaev, 21, stared straight ahead and did not look at either the jury or Assistant U.S. Attorney William Weinreb as the prosecutor launched into his opening statement in the most high-profile case of terrorism on U.S. soil since the 9/11 attacks. Yahoo News’ Holly Bailey is in the courtroom in Boston covering the proceedings. Follow along below for live updates.

The defendant wasn’t there to watch the race. He had a backpack over his shoulder and inside that backpack was a homemade bomb. It was the type of bomb favored by terrorists because it is designed to tear people apart and create a bloody spectacle. He pretended to be a spectator but he had murder in his heart.

Assistant U.S. Attorney William Weinreb

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