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Attorney says home invasion, assault was 'like a scene from a horror movie'

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Assistant District Attorney Anna Fowler and defense attorney Craig Pake speak with Hall County Superior Court Judge Clint Bearden Tuesday, May 14, 2019, during day one of the the Edricus Mayfield trial. Mayfield is charged with home invasion, aggravated sexual battery, attempted rape, and third-degree child cruelty. - photo by Scott Rogers

05152019 MAYFIELD 2.jpg — Assistant District Attorney Anna Fowler and defense attorney Craig Pake speak with Hall County Superior Court Judge Clint Bearden Tuesday, May 14, 2019, during day one of the the Edricus Mayfield trial. Mayfield is charged with home invasion, aggravated sexual battery, attempted rape, and third-degree child cruelty. - photo by Scott Rogers

A Gainesville woman was brushing her teeth one night when something happened that “sounds like a scene from a horror movie,” Assistant District Attorney Anna Fowler told a jury Tuesday, May 14.