Judge bars prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione

FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN the US cannot seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson, a judge has ruled.

It foils the Trump administration’s bid to see Mangione executed for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America”.

US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed a federal murder charge against Mangione, finding that it was technically flawed.

Judge Garnett left in place stalking charges that carry a maximum punishment of life in prison.

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