Cinema shootings suspect in court

Prosecutors in the US are expected to file formal charges against the student accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 others in a cinema gun rampage.

Cinema shootings suspect in court

Prosecutors in the US are expected to file formal charges against the student accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 others in a cinema gun rampage.

Lawyers will also argue at today’s hearing in Colorado over a defence motion to find out who leaked information to the news media.

The information included details about a package former neuroscience graduate student James Eagan Holmes allegedly sent to his psychiatrist at the University of Colorado Denver.

Legal analysts expect the case will be dominated by arguments over the 24-year-old defendant’s sanity.

Holmes allegedly began stockpiling equipment for his assault four months ago, well before the shooting spree just after midnight during a showing of the new Batman film The Dark Knight Rises in the Denver suburb of Aurora.

He was arrested by police outside the cinema.

more courts articles

Man appears in court charged with false imprisonment of woman in van Man appears in court charged with false imprisonment of woman in van
Man in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman Man in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman
Coronation Street actor William Roache (91) given three months to settle tax debt Coronation Street actor William Roache (91) given three months to settle tax debt

More in this section

PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-GAZA-CONFLICT Israel accused of using starvation as 'weapon of war' in Gaza
US and Japan seek UN resolution banning nuclear weapons in outer space US and Japan seek UN resolution banning nuclear weapons in outer space
Princess of Wales surgery Kate Middleton filmed smiling alongside Prince William during Windsor farm shop visit
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited