The jury set about discussing punishment for Tsarnaev

At the trial of Johar Tsarnaev, who was found guilty of 8 on April for all 30 charges of bombing during the Boston Marathon, the jury proceeded to discussing his punishment. The jury of 7 women and 5 men will decide whether Tsarnaev deserves life in prison, as his defense insists, or - the death penalty as required by the prosecution.

Although in Massachusetts, where the trial is taking place, the death penalty was abolished more than 30 years ago, the charges against Tsarnaev were filed in accordance with federal law, which provides for the death penalty. If at least one of the jurors decides that Tsarnaev does not deserve the death penalty, this will mean that the defendant will be sentenced to life imprisonment without the right to pardon.

On April 15, 2013, two explosions occurred within 12 seconds of each other in downtown Boston near the marathon finish line. Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured. A few days after the attack, the eldest of the Tsarnaev brothers, Tamerlan, was killed in a shootout with police. Dzhokhar received gunshot wounds and was arrested.