Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told his mother he has received at least $1,000 in donations for his defense after an account was opened for him,
ABC News reports.
Tsarnaev's phone call to his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, was recorded, apparently by his parents, and a translation was aired on Channel 4 News in the U.K. Tsarnaev's mother tells him in the recording that $8,000 has been given to the family in Dagestan as well.
The call, which occurred last week was the first between the 19-year-old suspect and his parents. The parents say they have been allowed one phone call a month with their son since his arrest.
Tsarnaev's 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, was killed in a firefight with Boston police after the two were named suspects after video was released of them near the bomb sites. Three people were killed in the explosions and almost 300 were injured.
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