US seeks multiple life sentences for NYC bike path killer
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Relatives of eight people killed in a Halloween terror attack on a New York City bike path are expected to speak at a sentencing hearing for an Islamic extremist who prosecutors say deserves multiple life sentences. The sentencing Wednesday of Sayfullo Saipov in Manhattan federal court comes after a jury in March rejected the death penalty for the Uzbekistan citizen and onetime New Jersey resident. A life sentence is mandatory. Prosecutors are seeking eight consecutive life sentences for Saipov and an additional 260 years in prison, calling him a “proud murderer.” His lawyer did not return an email message Tuesday.
