Nikolas Cruz: Key Member Of Defense Team Hospitalized

The sentencing phase for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz was again delayed on Tuesday, May 24 due to the absence of one of the case’s attorneys.

The fact that a crucial member of Nikolas Cruz’s defence team was in the hospital forced the second phase of questioning to come to a halt. The nature of his illness was not revealed. There is no news on whether this will cause the case to be delayed once more.

Last year, Cruz pleaded guilty to the 17 murders that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. The jury will decide whether he receives a death sentence or a life sentence. The trial is set to begin on June 27 and might go until the end of October.

Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old former student, used a long rifle to kill 17 people and hurt 17 others before blending in with other students and fleeing to the Coral Springs area.

After the incident, he went to a McDonald’s and then to a Subway, where he was caught and charged with murder and attempted murder.