Kenneth Eugene Smith: US inmate faces first nitrogen execution after losing last-minute appeals

BBC·Jan 25

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Kenneth Eugene Smith, a US inmate, has been executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama, marking the first time this method has been used. The execution was carried out after Smith lost his last-minute appeals, and witnesses reported that he shook violently during the process. The use of nitrogen gas as a method of execution has been criticized by some as cruel and experimental.

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