In the US state of Idaho, an execution was halted because medical staff could not find a suitable vein for the lethal injection in the convicted convict.
“Some may call today’s events a failure, but the opposite is true,” wrote Josh Tewalt of the Idaho Department of Correction.
“The failure prevention process worked, and I think that’s an important distinction,” he said. The death row inmate is a 73-year-old serial killer.
Criminals executed by lethal injection
A criminal was also executed by lethal injection in the state of Texas on Wednesday, according to media reports. The 50-year-old was sentenced to death in 2000 for the murders of his cousin and his fiancée, but maintained his innocence to the end, US broadcaster CNN reported.
Cruel method, painful death
Executions of death row criminals in the US always cause a stir. In January, a death row inmate was executed for the first time using a new nitrogen method. During the procedure, nitrogen is administered through a face mask, resulting in death due to oxygen deprivation. Human rights experts called this cruel because the method was untested and could lead to a painful death.
Source: Krone
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