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| Pulse nightclub shooting: Gunman's wife bailed pending trial | |
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| A judge's decision to grant bail for the wife of a man who killed 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, pending her trial, has sparked outrage. | A judge's decision to grant bail for the wife of a man who killed 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, pending her trial, has sparked outrage. |
| Noor Salman, widow of Omar Mateen, is accused of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting his material support to the so-called Islamic State. | Noor Salman, widow of Omar Mateen, is accused of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting his material support to the so-called Islamic State. |
| A California federal judge said Ms Salman is not a flight risk or a danger to public safety. | A California federal judge said Ms Salman is not a flight risk or a danger to public safety. |
| But she agreed to hold the decision for two days as prosecutors appeal. | But she agreed to hold the decision for two days as prosecutors appeal. |
| The June 2016 attack was the worst mass shooting in modern US history. | The June 2016 attack was the worst mass shooting in modern US history. |
| Orlando Police Chief John Mina said in a statement that he was "disappointed" by Wednesday's move to free 31-year-old Ms Salman. | Orlando Police Chief John Mina said in a statement that he was "disappointed" by Wednesday's move to free 31-year-old Ms Salman. |
| A survivor of the shooting, Chris Hansen, expressed shock at the decision. | A survivor of the shooting, Chris Hansen, expressed shock at the decision. |
| "You've got people who are behind bars for selling marijuana but she might be allowed free, how does that make any sense?" he told the Orlando Sentinel. | "You've got people who are behind bars for selling marijuana but she might be allowed free, how does that make any sense?" he told the Orlando Sentinel. |
| "This whole situation is heartbreaking. It's going to make it hard to sleep at night - again." | "This whole situation is heartbreaking. It's going to make it hard to sleep at night - again." |
| Oakland-based Judge Donna Ryu ruled that Ms Salman could live with her uncle in northern California, but must wear an electronic ankle monitor. | Oakland-based Judge Donna Ryu ruled that Ms Salman could live with her uncle in northern California, but must wear an electronic ankle monitor. |
| The judge said there is no evidence the accused is directly linked to any terror groups, or that she personally holds extremist views. | |
| She added that it was "debatable" whether the government had enough evidence to convict the accused. | |
| Ms Salman's lawyer, Linda Moreno, said it was "extraordinarily rare" for bail to be given in terrorism cases. | Ms Salman's lawyer, Linda Moreno, said it was "extraordinarily rare" for bail to be given in terrorism cases. |
| The accused's attorneys said the bond would be $500,000 (£407,000). | |
| Ms Salman has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and claimed she was victim of domestic abuse. | |
| During pre-trial proceedings, federal prosecutor Sarah Sweeney said the couple had run up $25,000 in credit card debt and spent about $5,000 in the days before the attacks. | |
| Included in the purchases was an $8,000 diamond ring for Ms Salman. | Included in the purchases was an $8,000 diamond ring for Ms Salman. |
| The couple also made her the beneficiary of Mateen's bank account in the event of his death, prosecutors said. | The couple also made her the beneficiary of Mateen's bank account in the event of his death, prosecutors said. |
| Earlier this month, the same judge ordered that Ms Salman undergo a psychiatric evaluation. | Earlier this month, the same judge ordered that Ms Salman undergo a psychiatric evaluation. |
| She was not arrested until 16 January 2017, at her parents' home near San Francisco. | She was not arrested until 16 January 2017, at her parents' home near San Francisco. |
| A date for her trial has not yet been set. | A date for her trial has not yet been set. |
| Who was the Orlando club gunman? | Who was the Orlando club gunman? |
| Wife of gunman 'knew of attack' | Wife of gunman 'knew of attack' |
| Prosecutors say Ms Salman "knowingly misled" FBI interrogators in the hours after the attack, in which her husband pledged support to multiple terrorist groups, including the self-styled Islamic State. | Prosecutors say Ms Salman "knowingly misled" FBI interrogators in the hours after the attack, in which her husband pledged support to multiple terrorist groups, including the self-styled Islamic State. |
| They say she helped her husband in scouting the nightclub before the attack. | They say she helped her husband in scouting the nightclub before the attack. |
| Her lawyers have argued she was a victim of a "tragic marriage" to Mateen, and that she had no prior knowledge of the attack. | Her lawyers have argued she was a victim of a "tragic marriage" to Mateen, and that she had no prior knowledge of the attack. |
| Court documents filed by the defence state that Mateen suffered erratic mood swings due to steroid abuse and that he threatened to kill his wife if she left him. | Court documents filed by the defence state that Mateen suffered erratic mood swings due to steroid abuse and that he threatened to kill his wife if she left him. |
| Mateen opened fire at the Pulse nightclub as it was about to close for the night. He was killed by police. | Mateen opened fire at the Pulse nightclub as it was about to close for the night. He was killed by police. |