Oklahoma inmate dies after botched execution - Video
A prisoner in the US state of Oklahoma died of a heart attack following a botched execution on Tuesday, triggering claims of torture by attorneys for the death row inmate. ● Clayton Lockett, 38, died around 40 minutes after his execution was halted due to a botched lethal injection. He was convicted of murder, rape, kidnapping and robbery for a 1999 crime spree. Lockett was administered a new and untested three-drug combination. Following the injection of the three lethal drugs, Lockett writhed on the gurney, clenched his teeth, and strained to lift his head off the pillow before he died, according to witnesses. Lockett's lawyers say he was tortured to death and have called for an independent investigation and autopsy to learn what really went wrong. "It was a horrible thing to witness. This was totally botched," said Lockett's attorney, David Autry.
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