Lawyers for George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed the unarmed black Florida teenager Trayon Martin, have lost contact with their client and withdrawn themselves as his legal representatives. Hal Uhrig and Craig Sonner announced the move at an unusual press conference at the Sanford courthouse this afternoon, at which they suggested that Zimmerman was undergoing some kind of breakdown.
They revealed that the self-appointed neighbourhood watch captain, who shot and killed Martin in a much publicised confrontation in his Florida gated community on 26 February, had contacted prosecutors and the Fox News journalist Sean Hannity without their knowledge.
The pair said that the 28-year-old Zimmerman's new website, which went live on Monday seeking to raise funds for his defence, was set up independently of their guidance, leading them to believe he no longer wanted them to act for him.
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