企图枪杀特朗普的英国男子获刑 被诊患精神病

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A British man has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison over his attempt to grab a gun in a bid to kill Donald Trump.一名企图抢枪杀掉唐纳德·特朗普的英国男子于日前被判处监禁一年零一天。Michael Sandford, 20, pleaded guilty in September to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.今年20岁的迈克尔·桑福德于9月认罪,罪名包括携带非法枪支入境以及抢夺警枪。He was accused of grabbing a policeman's gun at a rally in Las Vegas in order to shoot at the candidate. His mother says "he is remorseful over what he did".他被指控在拉斯维加斯的竞选集会上抢夺警枪并意图枪杀总统候选人特朗普。桑福德的母亲表示:“他对自己的所作所为非常后悔”。The defence team said their client is autistic and suffers seizures and obsession-compulsion anxiety.辩护律师团表示,他们的委托人是自闭症患者,还患有癫痫症和强迫症。

Michael Sandford appeared in court in orange prison garb, looking pale and slight, his ankles shackled.审判当天,迈克尔·桑福德出现在法庭上时穿着橘色的囚服,面色苍白,身形瘦削,脚踝上戴着脚镣。He smiled as members of his family waved to him and mouthed: "I love you."当他的家人向他挥手并说出“我爱你”的时候,他笑了。Sandford then broke down in tears as he apologised for what he had done and for taking up time and costing the taxpayer money. "I just feel terrible about it," he said.随后,在为自己的行为道歉并为占用了大家的时间以及浪费了纳税人的钱而道歉的时候,桑福德崩溃大哭。他说:“我就是觉得非常非常不好。”The judge James Mahan appeared sympathetic, telling Sandford: "I don't think you harboured malice in your heart."法官詹姆斯·马汉对他表示同情,他告诉桑福德:“我觉得你的内心里不是满怀恶意的。”Sandford's mother said that she had lost contact with her son after he left home to travel around the US in 2015. He had previously shown no interest in politics, and she was unable to explain why he would want to shoot Mr Trump.桑福德的母亲表示,自从儿子2015年离开家去环游美国之后就和他失去了联系。他之前从未对政治表现出兴趣,她也不能解释为什么儿子会想要枪杀特朗普。