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| Georgia carries out first US execution since botched attempt | Georgia carries out first US execution since botched attempt |
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| The US state of Georgia has carried out the first execution in the US since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April. | The US state of Georgia has carried out the first execution in the US since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April. |
| Marcus Wellons, who raped and killed a 15-year-old in 1989, died by injection of a single drug late on Tuesday. | Marcus Wellons, who raped and killed a 15-year-old in 1989, died by injection of a single drug late on Tuesday. |
| A last-minute appeal over the source of the drugs failed at the Supreme Court. | A last-minute appeal over the source of the drugs failed at the Supreme Court. |
| Wellons is the first of three set to die in the next 24 hours, after nine executions were stayed since one in Oklahoma went wrong seven weeks ago. | Wellons is the first of three set to die in the next 24 hours, after nine executions were stayed since one in Oklahoma went wrong seven weeks ago. |
| He was pronounced dead at 23:56 (03:56 GMT), more than an hour after the execution began, a Georgia corrections spokesperson said. No obvious complications were reported. | |
| Officials in Oklahoma halted the April execution of Clayton Lockett after he began making noises, and he died of a heart attack less than an hour later. | Officials in Oklahoma halted the April execution of Clayton Lockett after he began making noises, and he died of a heart attack less than an hour later. |
| Like Oklahoma, Georgia refuses to say where they are obtaining drugs for lethal injections, or if they are tested. | Like Oklahoma, Georgia refuses to say where they are obtaining drugs for lethal injections, or if they are tested. |
| Lawyers for Wellons, as well as others on death row, have challenged such secrecy in court. | Lawyers for Wellons, as well as others on death row, have challenged such secrecy in court. |
| John Winfield in Missouri is scheduled to be executed at midnight on Wednesday, followed by the execution of John Ruthell Henry at 18:00 local time on Wednesday in Florida. | John Winfield in Missouri is scheduled to be executed at midnight on Wednesday, followed by the execution of John Ruthell Henry at 18:00 local time on Wednesday in Florida. |
| Georgia and Missouri both use a single sedative pentobarbital. Florida uses a three-drug combination - midazolam hydrochloride, vecuronium bromide and potassium chloride. | Georgia and Missouri both use a single sedative pentobarbital. Florida uses a three-drug combination - midazolam hydrochloride, vecuronium bromide and potassium chloride. |