Sirhan Sirhan who assassinated Robert Kennedy in 1968 is denied parole

Sirhan Sirhan assassinated Robert Kennedy at a Democrat party rally in 1968 (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, Pool, File)

A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for the man who killed Robert F Kennedy, Sirhan Sirhan.

Sirhan’s lawyer Angela Berry said the parole board decided the 78-year-old prisoner still lacks insight into what caused him to shoot the senator and presidential candidate in 1968.