US top court stays execution of murderer with rare illness
Russell Bucklew received another last-minute stay of execution, after a previous stay in 2014 (AFP Photo/ERIK S. LESSER)/ Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday night stayed the execution of a convicted murderer-rapist after lawyers and advocates warned the punishment could subject him to intense suffering because of his rare illness. Russell Bucklew had been scheduled to die by lethal injection in the state of Missouri. "The United States Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution for Russell Bucklew, pending further review ...
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