Death row Scot faces retrial over girl killed 19 years ago

DEATH row Scot Kenny Richey is to be retried over the death of a two-year-old girl killed in an Ohio fire 19 years ago, a US prosecutor said yesterday.

Richey's murder conviction was overturned by an appeals court in April, giving the state 90 days to retry him or set him free.

Putnam County prosecutor, Gary Lammers, said: "It is my decision that there is sufficient evidence to seek new charges.