A CALIFORNIA judge yesterday sentenced former fertiliser salesman Scott Peterson to death for the murder of his wife and unborn son in a case that gripped the US.

US husband Scott Peterson was sentenced to death today for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, more than two years ago.

SCOTT PETERSON’S one-time mistress Amber Frey testified yesterday that her first blind date with him culminated in a hotel room tryst, revealing the first details of an affair the government says led Peterson to murder his pregnant wife.

THE US senate has voted to make it a separate offence to harm a foetus during a violent crime, in a victory for those seeking to expand legal rights of the unborn.