No death penalty but life in prison for terrorist who killed Ann-Laure

The 35-year-old Uzbek was already found guilty in January. After days of deliberation, the twelve-member jury failed to reach a unanimous decision on the death penalty. As a result, Saipov is automatically sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole.

In the name of IS

Saipov drove a rented pickup truck into pedestrians and cyclists on October 31, 2017. Eight people were killed and ten seriously injured. It was the deadliest attack in New York since September 11, 2001. He said he committed the attack in the name of the terrorist movement Islamic State (IS).

On a city trip

Among the fatalities was 31-year-old Anne-Laure Decadt from Oostnieuwkerke. The woman was in New York on a city trip with her mother and two sisters. Another three other Belgians, a family consisting of father, mother and son, were injured.