A judge has dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a US healthcare boss.

New York state judge Gregory Carro said there was no evidence that the killing of UnitedHealthcare (UHC) chief executive Brian Thompson amounted to a terrorist act.

However, he upheld prosecutors' demand that the 27-year-old face second-degree murder charges - meaning there was malicious intent behind the killing but it was not premeditated.

Mangione has previously pleaded not guilty to multiple counts , including murder as an act of terrorism, over the killing of Mr Thompson.

The UHC boss was shot dead as he arrived for an investor conference at the New York Hilton Midtown on 4 December 2024.

Mangione was arrested five days later after he was spotted at a McDonald

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