For the first time, convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev showed emotion in court on Tuesday.
A jury suggested Tsarnaev be put on death row last month. On Tuesday a judge formally sentenced him to death by execution, according to The Boston Globe.
"I sentence you to the penalty of death by execution," judge says. On other counts, "I sentence you to life in prison." #Tsarnaev
— Kevin Cullen (@GlobeCullen) June 24, 2015
Tsarnaev began crying when he took one of his final opportunities in the court room to apologize to the victims of the bombings, as well as survivors and their families. He also admitted to being involved in the bombing. It was Tsarnaev's first time speaking in a courtroom besdies when he originally entered a non-guilty plea.
"Immediately after the bombing, of which I am guilty of, there is little doubt about that. I learned their faces, their names." He's crying. — Garrett Quinn (@GarrettQuinn) June 24, 2015
He opened by asking for forgiveness from Allah, noting that Ramadan is a month for forgiveness, and also thanked his attorneys for their services.
Throughout the case, almost none of which was televised, Tsarnaev did not show any emotion, as many journalists reporting on the case have noted.
After Tsaranaev spoke, Judge George O'Toole gave a few closing statements before the formal sentencing.
Judge: Truly if you believe God wants you to kill people believes in a "cruel god" That cannot be the God of Islam.
— Patricia Wen (@globepatty) June 24, 2015
Judge says you had "monstrous self-deception" that you different from victims. You fell under influence of Anwar Al-waki — Patricia Wen (@globepatty) June 24, 2015
Nobody will rem you were talented athlete or best buddy companion. "What will be rembered is that you murdered & maimed innocent people"
— Patricia Wen (@globepatty) June 24, 2015
O'Toole also announced that Tsarnaev will be put to death in the state of Indiana, according to WBZ News Radio.
