Obama: Botched execution 'deeply troubling'

US President Barack Obama has asked for a review of the botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate which he said he found “deeply troubling”.

Obama: Botched execution 'deeply troubling'

US President Barack Obama has asked for a review of the botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate which he said he found “deeply troubling”.

Mr Obama said the case of Clayton Lockett’s execution highlighted significant problems with the death penalty.

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