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June 25, 2015

Boston Marathon Bomber Apologizes at Death Sentence Hearing 
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Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been formally sentenced to
death for his role in the attack that killed three and injured hundreds
in 2013. Addressing survivors inside the courtroom, Tsarnaev apologized
for the first time, saying in part: "I am sorry for the lives that I've
taken, for the suffering that I've caused you, for the damage that I've
done." After the hearing, Boston Marathon survivor Henry Borgard
responded to Tsarnaev's statement.

Henry Borgard: "For me to hear him say that he's sorry, that is enough
for me. And I hope, because I still do have faith in humanity, including
in him, I hope that his words were genuine. I hope that they were
heartfelt. ... When I made eye contact with him, it wasn't like looking
in the face of a criminal; it was like looking in the face of a boy."

 

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