BOSTON (AP) — Jurors began deliberating the fate of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after prosecutors called him a “remorse-free” terrorist and his lawyer said he deserves a chance at redemption.
The federal jury must decide whether to sentence Tsarnaev to death or life in prison without the possibility of release.
Prosecutors said in closing statements Wednesday that Tsarnaev wanted to inflict pain and death as a political statement against U.S. wars in Muslim countries.
Three people were killed and more than 260 injured when pressure cooker bombs exploded on April 15, 2013.
Tsarnaev’s lawyers said his radicalized older brother, Tamerlan, led him down the path to terrorism. They said if not for Tamerlan, the bombings wouldn’t have happened.
Prosecutors urged the jury to sentence Tsaranev to death.
Deliberations resume Thursday.
