What it was like in the courtroom as Mangione pleaded guilty - BBC News

It marked the first time a court had heard Mangione describe how he committed a crime that garnered worldwide attention.

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"I shot Mr Thompson" - Inside the court as Mangione pleaded guilty

After more than a year-and-a-half of intense spectacle and legal wrangling, Luigi Mangione appeared in a federal courtroom in New York on Friday as rumours swirled that he may plead guilty.

The 28-year-old, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street in December 2024, arrived wearing a beige prison uniform with a white T-shirt underneath.

His feet were shackled and he held his hands behind his back, although US marshals had not handcuffed him.