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Guam - The trial for John J.T. Castro continued on Wednesday, but it wasn't the  efendant that was in the hot seat.


If you knew your child was in danger, what would you do to protect them?


Public defender Suresh Sampath said, "In your direct testimony, you said you suspected John was leaving marks on your girl?", to which Suzana Lotino said, "yes".


Alzana Lotino was only 23-months-old when she died back in January of this year. The autopsy of her body revealed she died of blunt force trauma to the abdomen which ruptured her small intestine - what could only be sustained by a single blow to the stomach with a closed fist and what prosecution alleges was done by Castro.


The night before, Castro played babysitter while Suzana worked the graveyard shift at Kmart. Following the child's death, he reportedly said he may have rolled over Alzana in his sleep and that he massaged her because she complained of back pain. Although Castro is charged with aggravated murder, aggravated assault, and child abuse, it was Lotino taking heat today on the stand.


Sampath said, "If you saw these marks on your girl, why didn't you kick John to the curb and call the cops?" Suzana said, "I was afraid to leave."


Sampath said, "If you didn't want to call the cops, why didn't you move out?", with Suzana replying, "I was afraid to."


Sampath also questioned why Lotino didn't take Alzana to the hospital for a fractured rib - what the autopsy revealed was an injury sustained a month to a year prior to her death. Lotino says her daughter never showed signs of pain in her ribs or chest, which is why she never knew.


Sampath also questioned the mother about the child's skull fracture, an injury sustained back in October last year.


Lotino today says she brought her daughter to the doctor because her mother noticed a soft spot in the child's head. An x-ray, however showed more than the soft spot, but a fractured skull. Lotino says she asked Castro about it. "He told me it was an accident," she said. When Sampath asked, "And you believed that?" Suzana said, "Yes."


Prosecution is anticipated to begin its case in chief Thursday afternoon.