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Aug 23 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Before deciding whether Nikolas Cruz should be given the death penalty, his attorneys are asking jurors to consider the Parkland School shooter’s mental health and dysfunctional family history. Image
During trial on Monday, Cruz’s lawyer highlighted his mother’s abuse of drugs and alcohol during pregnancy. His lawyer also says Cruz showed signs of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and antisocial personality disorder, CNN reports.
Cruz has plead guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, for the 2018 shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty while Cruz’s defense attorneys are asking for life in prison without parole.
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