Anders Breivik Receives Maximum Sentence for Mass Killing in Norway
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik adjusts his tie as the Oslo Court delivered the verdict of his trial in Oslo Courthouse August 24, 2012. Breivik was jailed for a maximum term on Friday when judges declared him sane enough to answer for the murder of 77 people last year, drawing a smirk of triumph from the self-styled warrior against Islam. REUTERS/Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix/Pool (NORWAY – Tags: CRIME LAW)
Anders Breivik who killed 77 people in a bombing and then shooting rampage last year in Norway, has been given the maximum sentence for his crimes – 21 years. Host Marco Werman talks with Christin Bjelland of a group representing survivors and the families of those affected by Breivik’s attacks.
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