A jury in Florida has recommended a sentence of life in prison for school gunman Nikolas Cruz over the 2018 Parkland massacre which left 17 people dead. Sky's jamesmatthewsky gives his reaction. More: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Cruz had said he chose Valentine's Day to make it impossible for Stoneman Douglas students to celebrate the holiday ever again.
Cruz had apologised for his crimes and asked to be given a life sentence without the possibility of parole in order to dedicate his life to helping others.The sentencing proceedings included testimony from survivors of the shooting as well as mobile phone footage of students crying out for help or whispering as they hid during the shooting.
Cruz's lead attorney, Melisa McNeill, and her team did not question the horror of his actions but focused on their belief his birth mother's heavy drinking during pregnancy had left him with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Their witnesses said Cruz faked brain damage during testing and was capable of controlling his actions but chose not to.
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