Fast forward to today, the trial for these six teenagers has concluded, and all of them have been declared guilty for the heinous murder.
From Newser:
The court found five of the defendants, 14 and 15 at the time of the attack, guilty of staking out the teacher and identifying him for the attacker, per the AP. Another defendant, 13 at the time, was accused of lying about the classroom debate in a comment that aggravated online anger against the teacher. All were handed brief or suspended prison terms. The teenagers had testified they hadn't known the teacher would be killed.
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Those five faced charges of criminal conspiracy with the aim of preparing aggravated violence. The sixth defendant, who was 13 at the time, was accused of wrongly claiming that Paty had asked Muslim students to raise their hands and leave the classroom before he showed the class the prophet cartoons. She wasn't in the classroom that day and later told investigators she'd lied. She faced a charge of making false allegations. Her father was accused of sharing the lie in an online video that called for mobilization against the teacher. He and a radical Islamic activist who's said to have helped disseminate virulent messages against Paty are among eight adults who will face a separate trial for adults suspected of involvement in the killing, expected late next year.
This is certainly one extremely brutal and shocking murder, so it's good to see that justice was served.
I personally hope that this conviction prevents a similar tragedy like this one from unfolding in the future.
