By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The Islamic extremist who drove a rented truck into pedestrians and cyclists on a New York City bike path in 2017 was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences on Wednesday after he spoke for nearly an hour to defend his actions.
Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbekistani national and ISIS sympathizer, has received 10 life sentences for perpetrating a 2017 mass-casualty vehicular attack in Lower Manhattan.
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A terrorist convicted of striking and killing eight people with a rented truck on a New York City bike path in an attack for ISIS is scheduled to be sentenced to serve life in prison Wednesday.
The terrorist who drove a rented truck into pedestrians and cyclists on a New York City bike path in 2017, killing eight people, is scheduled to be sentenced to serve life in prison Wednesday after about two dozen people speak about the impact of the attack.
An Islamic extremist was given 10 life sentences and an additional 260 years in prison for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan.
Terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, who killed eight people in a terrorist attack by driving a truck down a bike path in New York City, was given 10 life sentences plus 260 years.
People who were injured in the terror attack on a New York City bike path are expected to speak at the extremists' sentencing. Prosecutors believe he deserves multiple life sentences.
A 35-year-old man convicted of using a truck to kill eight people on a Manhattan bike path in a 2017 Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.
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