"While the jury believed that race was a major factor in the severity and length of the beating of the victims," said Assistant District Attorney Victor Hwang after discussions with the jury after the verdict, "they couldn't find beyond reasonable doubt it was the cause of the initial assault".
The initial assault lasted four days.
The greater the initial assault, the more deserved the punishment.
"Green was not part of the initial assault.
She survived the initial assault; Lockett ordered two accomplices to bury her alive.
However, local people said the initial assault had involved a different kind of soldier.
After the initial assault, they came back a second time to plunder, African Union officials said.
Neiman survived the initial assault; Lockett ordered two accomplices to bury her alive.
She survived the initial assault, but Lockett ordered an accomplice to bury her alive.
She survived the initial assault, and Lockett ordered two accomplices to bury her alive.
