Sayfullo Saipov killed eight people in Manhattan, running them down with a 6,000-pound rented truck. Prosecutors had wanted him executed, but jurors deadlocked.
A federal jury considering the death penalty heard testimony from the father of Sayfullo Saipov, who said he expected that he would never see his son again.
The jurors in the Sayfullo Saipov trial heard from relatives of the victims and survivors. The defense began presenting its case in the trial’s punishment phase on Wednesday.