Wife of activist killed in Utah, allegedly by Tyler Robinson, 22, says ‘I forgive him because it was what Christ did’
During an emotional address at his public memorial in Glendale, Arizona, the widow of rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk said she forgives the man charged with killing her husband.
“My husband, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life,” Erika Kirk said, before an at-capacity crowd. “That man, that young man – I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it is what Charlie would do.”
Those in the stadium rose to their feet in applause.
Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson, 22, of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk on 10 September at Utah Valley University (UVU). Robinson, of Utah, could face the death penalty if convicted.
