Man who murdered girl, 10, as part of cannibalistic fantasy is executed in Oklahoma

Kevin Underwood was executed for the murder of a 10-year-old in 2006 (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection on Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year.

Kevin Ray Underwood was pronounced dead at 10.14am at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, state Department of Corrections spokesperson Lance West said.