Luigi Mangione, 27, appeared in a Manhattan court for a pretrial hearing on Monday, almost a year after the high-profile murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , 50, for which he has been charged. The charges followed a five-day nationwide manhunt that ended with Mangione's arrest at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

His defence team contested in the pretrial hearing to dismiss evidence they argue was improperly obtained, which prosecutors claim links the wealthy, Ivy League-educated defendant to the targeted killing of the health insurance executive.

Mangione's defence lawyer requested that he be unshackled and allowed to wear civilian clothes after being forced to wear a jumpsuit and have his ankles shackled in past proceedings, according to court filings. He wore a grey

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