Formal notice filed to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

It comes ahead of the 26-year-old's plea hearing on federal charges in New York on Friday.

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Prosecutors argue in the filing that the 26-year-old killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson "to amplify an ideological message" and spark resistance to the health insurance industry.

The move was made just hours ahead of his plea hearing on four federal charges later on Friday.

Previously, a lawyer for Mr Mangione called the decision to seek the death penalty "barbaric".

Mr Thompson was shot dead outside a hotel on 4 December. Mr Mangione was arrested days later in Pennsylvania after a nationwide manhunt.