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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Peter Smith

Doctors give mixed testimony on whether tests show brain damage in the Pittsburgh synagogue killer

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Jurors considering a death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue killer Robert Bowers heard mixed testimony from doctors on Tuesday about whether medical scans showed any significant brain damage — a central point of contention in his lawyers' strategy to spare his life.

The testimony came on the second day of the penalty phase in the case against Bowers, who was convicted this month of killing 11 worshippers from three congregations during the 2018 mass shooting that was the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

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