Man executed despite victim’s family asking him to be spared
There had been a number of appeals to have his case looked at again A man on death row has been executed despite multiple claims, including from prosecutors in the original case, that his murder conviction should be looked at again due to ‘new evidence.’ Marcellus Williams died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri. […]
1 year ago
Florida passes law to give convicted child sex offenders the death penalty
‘I think the death penalty is the only appropriate punishment’ Lawmakers in Florida have approved legislation that will see child sex offenders given the death penalty. The proposal – that passed Tuesday – will allow juries to sentence offenders to death by votes of at least 8-4. Previously, the sentence required unanimity. The bill will […]
3 years ago
Transgender woman executed for first time in US history
Amber McLaughlin killed and raped her former girlfriend A prisoner in Missouri has become the first openly transgender woman to be executed in United States history. Amber McLaughlin, 49, received the death penalty after being convicted of stalking, raping and killing former girlfriend, 45-year-old Beverly Guenther, in 2003, before she began to publicly identify as […]
3 years ago
Prisoner subjected to ‘three hours of pain’ in possible longest recorded execution in US
Joe Nathan James Jr was put on death row for the murder of Faith Hill An American prisoner could have experienced the longest recorded execution in US history after he was said to have been put through “three hours of pain” following a lethal injection gone wrong. Joe Nathan James Jr, who was put on […]
3 years ago
Court wants live TV hanging for killer who murdered woman for rejecting him
Mohamed Adel was sentenced to death for killing Navera Ashraf An Egyptian court has asked for a man who killed a fellow student after she reportedly dismissed his advances to be executed on live television. Mohamed Adel was convicted of killing 21-year-old Nayera Ashraf outside Mansoura University in northern Egypt last month in a case […]
3 years ago
Shamima Begum ‘fears she will be killed’ ahead of Syria trial
‘The justice system there is somewhat meagre’ Runaway Brit Shamima Begum does not have faith in Syria’s legal system and is afraid that standing trial could lead to her own death. After being refused entry back into the UK last year and having been stripped of her British citizenship, Shamima Begum has remained at the […]
4 years ago