Killer ‘should be spared execution’ as attorney's say he is delusional

The US Supreme Court was considering whether a Texas man who killed a city worker in 2005 should be spared from lethal injection, as his lawyers argued that a ban on executing mentally impaired prisoners should be extended to him.

Adam Ward’s attorneys say he is delusional and should not be put to death because of his mental illness.

His execution was set for after 6pm local time. If carried out, it would be the fifth execution this year in Texas and the ninth nationally.