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| Botched execution leads to Ohio review |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 05/12/2006 |
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COLUMBUS, OH - A condemned inmate asked prison officials to find another way to execute him as they struggled to administer a lethal injection after an intravenous line failed, prison records show. The May 2 execution was plagued with problems from the beginning, when team members struggled for several minutes to find a vein. After inserting a shunt in Clarks arm, the vein collapsed, leading Clark to push himself up and say, "It dont work." A team member noticed the error when Clark continued to move his left foot, said prisons spokeswoman Andrea Dean. The execution happened amid a growing debate about lethal injection, with many death row inmates claiming their deaths could constitute cruel and unusual punishment, either because of the drugs or because the procedure is not handled by specially trained medical personnel. "The vein simply collapsed that wasnt a flaw in the process," Dean said. The reports of the execution team do not include the prison employees names. Clark was condemned for killing David Manning to get money for drugs. He also was sentenced to life in prison for killing a store clerk the day before Mannings death as part of a series of robberies. |
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