Wife of activist killed in Utah, allegedly by Tyler Robinson, 22, says \u2018I forgive him because it was what Christ did\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During an emotional address at his public memorial in Glendale, Arizona, the widow of rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk<\/a> said she forgives the man charged with killing her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy husband, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life,\u201d Erika Kirk said, before an at-capacity crowd. \u201cThat man, that young man \u2013 I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it is what Charlie would do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those in the stadium rose to their feet in applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson, 22, of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk on 10 September at Utah Valley University (UVU). Robinson, of Utah, could face the death penalty if convicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities have said Robinson texted his partner after the shooting that he had had enough of Kirk\u2019s \u201chatred\u201d. In an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, Erika Kirk said she had been asked whether she wants to see the suspect face the death penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n