Salesman gets death sentence for murder of pregnant wife

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.

Superior Court Judge Alfred Delucchi sentenced Peterson after calling him “cruel, uncaring, heartless and callous”.

Earlier, the family of his wife, Laci, condemned the prisoner emotionally, prompting Peterson’s parents to leave the court.