The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has effectively taken part in a court hearing at his hospital bedside.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction.
The 19 year old will face his first court hearing on May 30th.
US officials say if he is found guilty, he is likely to face the death penalty or life in prison.
Investigators also say they want to question the wife of the other suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in a gun battle with police.
Katherine Russell has apparently already been visited by Federal agents.
Three people died and more than 170 were wounded when two bombs exploded close to the finish line at the Boston Marathon last week.
The city fell silent yesterday as people marked a week since the tragedy struck.
On Friday last, residents of Watertown in Massechussetts were ordered to stay indoors and the underground transport system was shut down as a massive manhunt ensued for the two suspects.
Jeff Campbell, one of the police officers involved in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev capture, has described the moments leading up to his arrest:
