Ohio lethal injection takes 2 hours, 10 tries



Death penalty opponents called on the state to halt executions after prison staff struggled to find suitable veins on a condemned man's arm to deliver the lethal chemicals.

The execution team stuck Christopher Newton at least 10 times with needles Thursday to insert the shunts where the chemicals are injected.

He died at 11:53 a.m., nearly two hours after the scheduled start of his execution at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. The process typically takes about 20 minutes.

Officials said the delay was due to Newton's size -- he weighed 265 pounds. In May 2006, the execution of Joseph Lewis Clark was delayed about 90 minutes because the team could not find a suitable vein. He was a longtime intravenous drug user

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  1. #1 by http://www.robertspahr.com/sketchbook/2007/05/25/the-execution-team-stuck-christopher-newton-at-leas Rob on May 25th, 2007 - 20:59


    "Yes, boy, I could sure go for some beef stew and a chicken bone. That’s it."
    RE Q

  2. #2 by http://psihologiegenerala.blogspot.com/ ad on May 25th, 2007 - 23:12

    ... this article made me furious i just refuse to believe it, to cruel !
    RE Q

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