have to put robert bowers to death and at the moment, but we are seeing from families of the victims and some of the survivors of the attack, making statements to the press in pittsburgh at the synagogue where the shooting took place in october of 2018. have to say, there is no consensus on the death penalty, we ve heard from some people, the family that is the 97 year old woman who died in the attack, the daughter survived and their family have said that a measure ofjustice has been served returning a death sentence is not a decision that comes easily, but we must work accountable those who wish to commit such terrible acts of anti semitism, hate and violence. so, no one is taking this death sentence likely and it is the first step sentence to take place under the biden administration and the formal proceedings will take
the defence said that he had a severe, untreated mental illness and cited evidence of a childhood marked by trauma and neglect. well, the jury found that he should be sentenced to the death penalty. there has been mixed reaction. there is no consensus amongst the victim s families on this sentence. 0ne family of rose malinger who died in the attack. she was 97 years old and her daughter, andrea widner, who survived after being shot and wounded. they had said that a measure ofjustice has been served and they said returning a sentence of death is not a decision that comes easy, but we must hold accountable those who wish to commit such terrible acts of anti semitism, hate and violence. now, the families of the victims and the survivors themselves will have another opportunity to address the court and bowers himself tomorrow, thursday, when a formal sentencing will take place. now, thejudge is bound by thejury s decision, and he will now have to put a man to death. around the world and ac
to a life behind bars. well, injune, he was convicted of all 63 charges against him the following month, injuly. the same jury found that he was eligible for the death penalty. and today they unanimously voted that he should indeed be sentenced to death. now, the prosecution said that he had planned the attacks and he carried them out in the heart of thejewish community in order to instill fear in it. the defence said that he had a severe, untreated mental illness and cited evidence of a childhood marked by trauma and neglect. well, the jury found that he should be sentenced to the death penalty. there has been mixed reaction. there is no consensus amongst the victim s families on this sentence. 0ne family of rose mallinger who died in the attack. she was 97 years old and her daughter, andrea wedner, who survived after being shot and wounded. they had said that a measure ofjustice has been served and they said returning a sentence of death is not a decision that comes easy,
the horrific actions that el shafee elsheikh was engaged in that your reporter touchstone. being the cruellest guard in the jihadi beatles. water boarding, electrocuting visitors. eight lifelong consecutive sentences is what he deserved and is in keeping with the us and uk arrangement that they would not face the death penalty in the united states. so so given his horrific activities, today is a measure ofjustice, but, like diane foley said, it does something in terms of ringing a little hollow. it has been a long time coming, bringing these men justice. talk us through some of the complications in this case. well, first and foremost, geography. elsheikh and kotey were operating out of syria, before they were captured, so getting their hands on them to bring them to justice was difficult. second, the united states system, as you know, has a death penalty.
i would want him to. but my prayer all along in all of this is i have asked god to soften any hearts out there that know anything about any of this, that would come forward and help us. and we are getting people helping us. another member of this group, mohammed emwazi, known in the press as jihadijohn, is dead. elsheikh and kotey were eventually captured in syria when is was defeated. the group hated the western world, particularly america. but these two men now face spending the rest of their lives in a us jail. nomia iqbal, bbc news, virginia. early, i spoke to jason blazakis, senior research fellow at the soufan center, a global security research group, and asked for his response to the sentencing. i think it is an appropriate measure ofjustice for i think it is an appropriate measure of justice for the horrific actions that el shafee elsheikh was engaged in that