
-With AAP.
1. Parents of Chris Watts claim son was in ‘abusive’ relationship with wife he confessed to murdering.
The parents of Chris Watts have spoken out to claim their son was in an abusive relationship with wife Shan’ann Watts, who he pleaded guilty to murdering just a week ago.
Chris Watts, 33, confessed to murdering Shan’ann, who was about 15 weeks pregnant, and their two daughters, Celeste, 3, and Bella, 4, at their family home in August.
In an interview with Colorado TV station KMGH, Ronnie and Cindy Watts said their son was once easygoing and “normal”.
“He was normal, he didn’t have a temper, he was just easygoing like his dad. He’s not a monster,” Cindy said.
The couple claimed their son changed when he married Shan’ann, alleging they had an abusive relationship and Shan’ann had isolated Chris from his family.
“It was a very hard relationship,” Cindy told KMGH. “It was a very hard relationship with her as far as I’m concerned. I couldn’t do anything right.”
The Denver Post reported Cindy as saying her son was “railroaded” into his guilty plea.
“I know he confessed, but he was railroaded into it. I want him to take back the plea deal.”
Cindy believed the story Chris told his father, that he killed his wife after discovering that she had strangled their two daughters to death.
She said she believed Chris’ attorney’s were not acting in his best interests, and were only focused on saving him from a possible death penalty.
Shan’ann’s family released a statement to Denver7 calling Chris’ parents’ claims “hurtful and inaccurate”.