‘Laser man’ killer jailed for murder of Holocaust survivor

Racist sniper John Ausonius guilty of killing Blanka Zmigrod in 1992

John Ausonius
(Image credit: Arne Dedert/AFP/Getty Images)

A Swedish murderer who attacked immigrants with a laser-scoped rifle has been given an additional life sentence for the murder of a Holocaust survivor in 1992.

John Ausonius, 64, maintained his innocence, but was convicted of murdering Blanka Zmigrod by a Frankfurt court today. He could be transferred to a German prison to serve the new sentence, which will likely see him die behind bars, Deutsche Welle reports.

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