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MIAMI (AP) The attorney for a 13-year-old boy accused of
killing a 6-year-old playmate by slamming her into a table has
subpoenaed Hulk Hogan and another wrestler to testify at his
client's upcoming murder trial.
The boy was mimicking wrestling moves he had seen on TV,
attorney Jim Lewis has said.
Lewis served subpoenas Sunday on wrestlers Terry "Hulk Hogan"
Bollea and Steve "Sting" Borden during a World Championship
Wrestling show. Earlier this month, Lewis subpoenaed World
Wrestling Federation champion Dwayne Johnson, who wrestles as "The Rock."
Lewis wants the wrestlers to testify at the trial of Lionel
Tate, who is charged as an adult with first-degree murder for last
July's death of Tiffany Eunick.
Lewis wants the three to show jurors how pro wrestlers make
their televised action appear authentic.
The boy was copying such moves, but didn't realize the injuries
they could cause when he allegedly gave Tiffany a bear hug, dropped
her onto a table and then swung her into a railing, Lewis has said.
The WWF is trying to squash Johnson's subpoena, saying the
wrestler has no connection to Tiffany's death.
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