Families condemn Parkland shooting ‘monster’: ‘No forgiveness in my heart’

Victims' families address Nikolas Cruz in court before he is sentenced to life in prison for attack that left 17 dead in 2018

Family members of the 17 children and adults Nikolas Cruz murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school on Valentine's Day 2018 cursed him to hell, wished him a painful death and called him a coward on Tuesday, as they got their one chance to address him directly before he is sentenced to life in prison.

For hours, parents, wives, siblings, children and some of the 17 Cruz also wounded stood 20ft from him. They looked the shackled killer in the eye and gave vehement, angry and sometimes tearful statements.