PakNews: Death penalty sought in hammer attack that killed 4

Thursday, 20 June 2019

Death penalty sought in hammer attack that killed 4

A Louisiana prosecutor said Thursday that he will seek the death penalty against a man accused of using a hammer to bludgeon to death a woman and three children in a New Orleans suburb. A grand jury has indicted Terrance Leonard on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. said in a news release. "After consulting with my staff and receiving input from the victims' families, I have decided that my office will seek the death penalty," Connick said.