US judge halts execution amid claims inmate has dementia

Federal Execution Purkey
Federal Execution Purkey
Wed, 15 Jul, 2020 - 15:54
Michael Balsamo and Michael Tarm, Associated Press

A judge has halted the execution of a man said to be suffering from dementia.

Wesley Ira Purkey, 68, had been set to die by lethal injection in the US Government’s second execution after a 17-year hiatus.

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