California governor denies parole for Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of Robert Kennedy assassination

Gavin Newsom rejected parole board's ruling to free the 77-year-old despite commissioners deeming him significantly incapacitated'

California's governor, Gavin Newsom, has denied parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the 77-year-old who has spent more than 50 years in prison for the assassination of Robert F Kennedy.

Newsom has previously cited Kennedy as his political hero" and wrote in his decision rejecting parole: After decades in prison, [Sirhan] has failed to address the deficiencies that led him to assassinate Senator Kennedy. Mr Sirhan lacks the insight that would prevent him from making the same types of dangerous decisions he made in the past."