Jessie Hoffman, sentenced to death for the kidnapping, rape and murder of Mary Elliot, was executed by nitrogen inhalation, a first in Louisiana. The method has been compared by UN experts to a form of 'torture'. The execution took place after a court overturned a stay, saying other methods could be more painful. Since the beginning of the year, the US has had six executions and the death penalty is abolished in 23 states.
Sources
Un condamnat la moarte a fost executat prin inhalare de azot, o premieră în statul american Louisiana, criticată de organizațiile civice
SUA: Un condamnat la moarte executat prin inhalare de azot, o premieră în statul Louisiana. El ceruse să fie executat de un pluton de execuție - HotNews.ro
Cine e criminalul executat prin inhalare de azot (foto)
Prima execuție prin inhalare de azot în Louisiana
Execuție controversată în Louisiana. Condamnat la moarte, ucis prin inhalare de azot
SUA: Un condamnat la moarte executat prin inhalare de azot, o premieră în statul Louisiana
Convicted murderer becomes Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution after appeal denied
Louisiana kills Jessie Hoffman in state's first nitrogen gas execution
Louisiana uses nitrogen gas for first time in death row execution
Latest News
18:25
The Ambassador of Guyana to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, received the most votes in an informal ballot, becoming the favorite for the position of Secretary-General of the organization.
18:17
The French authorities propose a reservation system to control overcrowding on the Mont Blanc circuit, frequented by 80,000 tourists annually.
18:08
A laptop caught fire during a flight in the USA, and a passenger had to receive medical attention at the airport.
17:54
The Belgian Minister of the Interior, Bernard Quintin, expressed shock at the machine gun attack on a police station in Anderlecht.
17:45
The General Staff of Ukraine estimates Russia's losses since the beginning of the invasion at 1.47 million soldiers
See more news