章莹颖案嫌犯绑架谋杀罪成立，母亲失声痛哭：我要带女儿回家
在中国访问学者章莹颖在美国遇害两年后，美国伊利诺伊州中部地区联邦法院陪审团24日裁定，布伦特·克里斯滕森2017年绑架和谋杀章莹颖的罪名成立。
Nearly two years after Brendt Christensen was arrested on charges of kidnapping and killing visiting University of Illinois scholar Yingying Zhang, a jury convicted him for the crime Monday after nine days of trial, 35 witnesses and two hours of deliberation.
当地时间6月24日下午1:00时（北京时间25日凌晨2:00时），12名陪审团在经过9天的审判、35名证人作证和2小时的审议后裁定：被告克里斯滕森3项指控罪名全部成立。这3项指控分别是1项“绑架谋杀罪”和2项“虚假陈述罪”。案件审理将正式进入量刑阶段。
另据美联社报道，当控辩双方陈辞时，坐在被告席位上的克里斯滕森，正在拉扯一根橡皮筋。他身穿蓝色衬衫，蓄着胡须。而章莹颖的父亲，则在几英尺之外，用耳机听中文翻译。
在陪审团宣读罪名成立的裁决时，嫌犯克里斯滕森直视前方，面无表情。
Brendt Christensen looked straight ahead and showed no emotion as a guilty verdict was announced against him in the 2017 killing of a 26-year-old Chinese scholar visiting the University of Illinois.
克里斯滕森资料图 图源：Macon County Sheriff's Office in Decatur, Ill.
家人：要把我们的女儿带回家
在宣告有罪裁定后，章莹颖的家人相拥而泣。在法庭外，父亲章荣高向等候多时的媒体朗读了一份中文声明：
“我代表我们亲爱的女儿，我的妻子、儿子和我自己，感谢陪审团为伸张正义所作的第一步。我们感谢检察官、伊利诺伊大学的警官、FBI探员，和所有在本案的调查和庭审中提供帮助的人。
两年来，我们每天都想念着莹颖。直到今天，我们也无法想象如何在没有她的情况下度过余生，言语无法描述我们的痛苦和煎熬。我们希望并且相信审判最终会为莹颖和我们带来正义。我们的愿望永远都是找到莹颖，带她回家。我们不会放弃。”
"I thank the jury for this step towards justice," her father, Ronggao Zhang, said in Chinese, according to a provided translation. "We thank the prosecutors, the University of Illinois police, the FBI and all who helped in the investigation and trial of this case."
"We have missed Yingying tremendously in the past two years. As of today, we still could not imagine how we will live the rest of our lives without her," he said. "There is no language that can describe our pain and suffering. We hope and believe that this trial will eventually bring justice to Yingying and us. Our wish has always been to find Yingying and bring her home. We will not give up."
6月24日，在美国伊利诺伊州皮奥里亚，中国访问学者章莹颖的家人抵达联邦法院 图源：新华社记者汪平 摄
媒体记者在法院外
章莹颖家人参加记者发布会 图源：Matt Dayhoff/Journal Star via AP
北京时间6月25日早上，章莹颖家人的律师王志东告诉记者，莹颖的家人们在这段时间过得很艰难：
“失去莹颖，案件的拖延，在庭审中听到的证词都令他们十分痛心。他们情感上的痛苦时常难以忍受。陪审团作出有罪判决是迈向正义的一步，也是对莹颖家人的宽慰。”
"They have been traumatized by the loss of Yingying, by the delays in the case against the person who murdered Yingying, and by the testimony they heard during the trial," Wang said. "Their emotional distress has been, at times, unbearable. The jury's verdict of guilty in this case is a step toward justice for Yingying and a step toward closure for Yingying's family."
死刑或无期？
按照流程，克里斯滕森被陪审团判有罪后，法庭将于7月8日进入量刑阶段。
That will be decided when the sentencing phase of the trial begins July 8. Prosecutors will give their reasons for why Christensen deserves the death penalty, and the defense will argue why he does not.
是否判处死刑将在7月8日开始的量刑阶段决定。检方将给出克里斯滕森应该被判处死刑的理由，辩护人将为他不该被判处死刑辩护。
由于该案检方寻求被告死刑，因此陪审团必须再次达成一致意见，决定是否适用死刑。如有一人持不同意见，嫌犯将不被处以死刑。
If just one juror isn't convinced Christensen deserves the death penalty, he will be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
如果有一名陪审员不认为克里斯滕森应该被判处死刑，他将被判处无期徒刑。
持续关注此案的美国媒体分析认为，在克里斯滕森被判定有罪后，在接下去是否要判处死刑的量刑阶段，仍存在诸多不确定的因素。
律师王志东表示，“所有出庭作证的证人都对检方的诉讼做出了贡献，我们也感谢他们的付出。莹颖的家人特别感谢泰拉⋅布利斯（Terra Bullis）和艾米莉⋅霍根（Emily Hogan）这两位勇敢的女性。”
The family's lawyers also thanked the witnesses, in particular Christensen's ex-girlfriend, Terra Bullis, who wore a wire for the FBI, and Emily Hogan, who also said she was approached by Christensen on June 9, 2017, the day Ms. Zhang was kidnapped and killed.
律师也向证人表达了感谢，尤其是克里斯滕森的前女友泰拉⋅布利斯，她戴了窃听器配合联邦调查局办案。同时还有艾米莉⋅霍根，她说自己同样在章莹颖被绑架和杀害的同一天（2017年6月9日）被克里斯滕森搭讪过。
对于未来判刑的结果，律师王志东表示：“我们理解所有人都想知道章莹颖家人对量刑阶段审判的感受。但我们目前只能说，我们相信陪审团的决定终将为她伸张正义。”
法庭将在7月8日继续进行听证，量刑阶段庭审预计将持续两周。
编辑：陈月华
来源：新华社 澎湃新闻 《新闻公报》 美联社
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