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| Boston marathon bombing victims face Tsarnaev in court | |
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| Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is facing his victims in court as he is formally sentenced to death for his role in the 2013 attacks. | Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is facing his victims in court as he is formally sentenced to death for his role in the 2013 attacks. |
| People who lost limbs and loved ones in the bombings were able to present impact statements to the court. | People who lost limbs and loved ones in the bombings were able to present impact statements to the court. |
| Many spoke of suffering from insomnia, fear of loud noises and other trauma more than two years after the blasts. | Many spoke of suffering from insomnia, fear of loud noises and other trauma more than two years after the blasts. |
| Tsarnaev, who has been silent, could also speak on Wednesday. | Tsarnaev, who has been silent, could also speak on Wednesday. |
| Inside the courtroom, Tsarnaev did not show emotion and mostly looked away while victims offered statements | |
| The April 2013 attacks killed four and injured 264 others. Tsarnaev, who planted the bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon with his brother, is expected to appeal the sentence. | The April 2013 attacks killed four and injured 264 others. Tsarnaev, who planted the bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon with his brother, is expected to appeal the sentence. |
| During the trial, victims could only discuss the facts of the case. | During the trial, victims could only discuss the facts of the case. |
| "What you did to my daughter is disgusting," said Patricia Campbell, whose 29-year-old daughter Krystle Campbell died in the attack, speaking directly at Tsarnaev. "I don't know what to say to you. I think the jury did the right thing." | |
| Bill Richard, father of 8-year-old Martin Richard, the youngest victim, said Tsarnaev could have stopped his brother on the morning of the attack. | |
| "He could have changed his mind the morning of April 15, 2013, walked away with a minimal sense of humanity and reported to the authorities that his brother intended to hurt others," Mr Richards said. | |
| "He chose hate. He chose destruction. He chose death. This is all on him." | |
| The Richard family has chosen love, kindness and peace, and "that is what makes us different than him," Mr Richard said. | |
| Seventeen people who lost legs in the attack are present in court. Many say they feared the were going to die after the attack. | Seventeen people who lost legs in the attack are present in court. Many say they feared the were going to die after the attack. |
| Tsarnaev carried out the bombing with his late older brother Tamerlan, who died in a shootout with police in the aftermath. | Tsarnaev carried out the bombing with his late older brother Tamerlan, who died in a shootout with police in the aftermath. |
| The victims | The victims |
| Victims' profiles in full | Victims' profiles in full |
| The Tsarnaevs, from the Chechnyan region of Russia, came to the US a decade ago. | The Tsarnaevs, from the Chechnyan region of Russia, came to the US a decade ago. |
| His defence attorneys argued he was under the influence of his more radicalised brother and deserved life in prison rather than death. | His defence attorneys argued he was under the influence of his more radicalised brother and deserved life in prison rather than death. |
| Tsarnaev left a note in a boat he was hiding in that said the attack was for retaliation against the US for actions in Muslim countries. | |
| It could be years until Tsarnaev's legal process is finished. Death penalty sentences in the US often take years to carry out. |