The jury heard testimony Friday from the family of the man convicted in the West Side bike path terror attack. They traveled here from Uzbekistan as the defense argues against the death penalty. GainerTV reports.
Sobit Saipov told the court Friday that when he came to visit his grandson in the United States he became"worried by the change of his look," explaining the long beard he grew seemed suspicious.The 85-year-old became emotional when asked if he ever thought the real reason behind it would lead to murder.READ MORE:
On Halloween 2017, Sayfullo Saipov rented a truck and sped down the West Side bike path, killing eight people and injuring a dozen before crashing into a school bus and being shot by police as he waved around fake guns. His grandfather said,"This crime, this horrible tragedy shook the world and I feel very sorry about that ... He did it alone by the effect of ideology from outside."
His lawyers are trying to show that ISIS targets people from Uzbekistan for that reason, claiming Sayfullo had no basic knowledge to challenge the extremist propaganda he was consuming.His family is pleading for a life sentence in order to give Sayfullo time to realize what he did.
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