4 h. ago Killer executed by firing squad died in ‘excruciating conscious pain’ after bullet missed heart, report says

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by firing squad, the second execution in South Carolina this year using the controversial method

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15 h. ago Killer executed by firing squad died in ‘excruciating conscious pain’ after bullet missed his heart, report says

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by firing squad, the second execution in South Carolina this year using the controversial method

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46 h. ago Lawyers for man executed by firing squad in South Carolina say bullets mostly missed his heart

A pathologist hired by attorneys for death row inmates says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and likely in extreme pain for as long as a minute

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8 d. ago Sick child killer executed after court ruled 'Gulf War syndrome' wasn't excuse for murders shook as he died

Jeffrey Hutchinson murdered his girlfriend and her three children in their home while her eldest son watched has been executed, despite claiming 'Gulf War syndrome'

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1 week ago Death Row killer hours away from execution despite 'Gulf War brain damage' claim

Jeffrey Hutchinson murdered his girlfriend and her three children in their home while her eldest son watched and is set to be executed on May 1, but his lawyers are trying to stop it

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1 week ago Man Utd transfer target tipped to shine in Premier League as Red Devils eye hotshot

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is desperate to add more firepower to his squad this summer, with Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen one of the names on his radar

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2 w. ago Killer who 'turned into the devil' executed for 'sadistic' murder of young mum

Twenty one years after the murder, convicted rapist and killer Moises Sandoval Mendoza, 40, died by lethal injection on Wednesday as he begged his victims family for forgiveness

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2 w. ago Death Row killer begging to be executed finally gets 'eye for an eye' wish tomorrow

James Osgood is set to receive a lethal injection in Alabama tomorrow (April 24) after he admitted murdering a woman in 2010, and has said he wants to be killed

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3 w. ago Mob boss Mark Richardson paying Edinburgh army "huge track and trace bounty" to attack firebomb hitmen

The Edinburgh cocaine kingpin has hired a squad to take down the thugs responsible for the firebomb attacks in the city.

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4 w. ago Cop killer's final act of defiance before being shot dead by prison firing squad in violent execution

Mikal Mahdi, with a hood over his head, cried out as the three bullets to the heart hit him and his arms flexed. A red bull's-eye that was placed over his heart was pushed into the bullet wound in his chest.

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