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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. Shortly afterwards John Winfield was executed in Missouri for two killings.
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. The men were among three set to die within 24 hours, after nine executions were stayed since one in Oklahoma went wrong seven weeks ago.
A last-minute appeal by Wellons over the source of the drugs used to kill him failed at the Supreme Court.
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.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. Winfield was executed by lethal injection just after midnight on Wednesday (05:00 GMT) for killing two women in 1996.
Like Oklahoma, Georgia refuses to say where they are obtaining drugs for lethal injections, or if they are tested. Officials in Oklahoma halted the execution of Clayton Lockett in April after he began making noises, and he died of a heart attack less than an hour later.
Like Oklahoma, Georgia and Missouri refuse 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 Ruthell Henry is scheduled to be executed 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.