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Parkland shooter trial: Uproar in court as defense rests without warning

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The defense in the Parkland mass shooting trial is resting its case.

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Nikolas Cruz’s defence rests case in bombshell move blasted ‘unprofessional’ by judge

‘Honestly, I have never experienced a level of unprofessionalism in my career. It’s unbelievable,’ fumed Judge Elizabeth Scherer

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Parkland victims remembered four years on as hero’s widow opens up about the trauma

Chris Hixon was murdered along with 16 other people in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day 2018. His widow Debbi Hixon tells Rachel Sharp how she hopes the sentencing trial of his killer will finally enable her family to start to grieve

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Prosecutors push expert witness to concede testimony was incomplete picture of Stoneman Douglas shooter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz showed no lack of mental competence as he planned and carried out his attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a Broward prosecutor said Tuesday.

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing: Parkland shooter’s defence shocks courtroom by suddenly resting case

The defence has now rested its case

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‘Poisoned’ in the womb, untreated conditions and orphaned: Nikolas Cruz had a horror start to life but does it matter in trial?

Jurors are learning more about the early life of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz from his apparent exposure to alcohol in the womb, the deaths of his adoptive parents and his behavioural and emotional problems. But will it make any difference in their decision to sentence him to life in prison…

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing - live: Parkland shooter trial hears testimony from fetal alcohol syndrome expert

The defence continues to present its case

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What it’s like on death row: Possible future for Parkland school killer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The two prisons that house men on Florida’s death row stand on a pleasant two-lane road that runs past farms and cow pastures about 30 miles north of Gainesville.

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Sheriff: Man left dead animals at Parkland massacre memorial

A Florida man is facing charges that he left dead animals three times at a memorial for the 17 victims of the Parkland high school massacre

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Man obsessed with mass shootings is arrested for leaving animal corpses on Parkland memorial

Broward Sheriff’s Gregory Tony said Robert Mondragon reconstructed Nikolas Cruz’s journey on the day of the Parkland massacre, saying that the suspect has a ‘desire to create an active shooter event in our school system’

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Ron DeSantis’ school board coup

Controversial Parkland report allowed DeSantis to take over the school board in Florida’s most liberal county

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Nikolas Cruz’s teacher reveals harrowing notes about his ‘dangerous’ behaviour years before Parkland shooting

Carrie Yon says she did not feel safe around Cruz, who was in her class at Westglades Middle School

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing - live: Parkland shooter’s mother ignored expert warnings about his behaviour

Jurors will decide whether gunman Nikolas Cruz is sentenced to life in prison or death

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Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz defence team denied mistrial over swastika evidence

Attorney argues they were being forced to introduce prejudicial evidence against client

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Parkland shooter ‘was just not right,’ neighbor testifies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Another defense witness came forward Wednesday to describe the troubled childhood of Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz, painting him as a hothead who once swung a golf club repeatedly at a motorcycle trailer because he was upset.

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Parkland shooter once went on ‘killing spree’ of all the toads in the neighbourhood, court hears

Neighbour Paul Gold testified on Wednesday that he recalled a time when one of the Cruz family’s dogs died because it had eaten a toad

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Parkland trial hears jailhouse calls where neighbour discusses making movie about Nikolas Cruz’s life

Neighbour Paul Gold was grilled about his plans to make a movie about the massacre of 17 students and staff

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Nikolas Cruz’s jailhouse calls reveal he laughed about leaving MAGA hat on mother’s grave

In another video visit, the Parkland gunman urged his brother to visit their mother’s grave on Valentine’s Day – the anniversary of his murderous rampage

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing: Parkland shooter’s teacher reveals repeated warnings of ‘dangerous’ behaviour

Jurors will decide whether gunman Nikolas Cruz is sentenced to life in prison or death

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Witness says Parkland gunman had trouble making friends and controlling his behavior

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz sentencing: A timeline of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Former student finally facing judgement for attack that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February 2018

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‘You had to be a moron’ not to know Parkland gunman had ADHD, former family friend testifies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.

The Independent UK

Court hears girl accused gunman Nikolas Cruz of inappropriate touching years before Parkland

Witness Finai Browd also revealed that Nikolas Cruz watched his adoptive father Roger die when he was just five years old

The Independent UK

Nikolas Cruz sentencing - live: Parkland shooter asked if people ‘ate’ corpses and told class ‘I like guns’

Jurors will decide whether gunman Nikolas Cruz is sentenced to life in prison or death

The Independent UK

Court hears girl accused gunman Nikolas Cruz of inappropriate touching years before Parkland

Witness Finai Browd also revealed that Nikolas Cruz watched his adoptive father Roger die when he was just five years old

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