Robert F Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan returns for latest parole hearing

A June 1968 photo shows Sirhan Sirhan, right, accused assassin of Sen Robert F Kennedy, with his attorney Russell E Parsons in Los Angeles (AP/PA)

Robert F Kennedy’s assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, will once again appear before a California parole board on Wednesday at a hearing at a San Diego County prison to ask to be let out.

Nearly two years ago, a parole board voted to free him, but the decision was later overturned by the governor.