A man who was recently executed via lethal injection cried out in pain because something seemed to have gone wrong.
However, a lot of people are not too happy about the situation and it might not be for the reason you expect.
Keep reading to know more.
Byron Black was executed by lethal injection after almost four decades after he shot his girlfriend and her two children. The event was later debated in court about whether the inmate’s defibrillator should have been turned off so his suffering was not prolonged.
“I can’t say I’m sorry because we never got an apology,” said the family of his late girlfriend, who he had murdered.
In 1988, Byron was convicted for shooting his 29-year-old Angela Clay, during what prosecutors called a ‘jealous rage.’
He also shot her daughters, 9-year-old Latoya Clay and 6-year-old Lakeisha Clay.
Angela’s family later told Nashville police that Byron had threatened harm towards her when she had told she was thinking about ending the relationship.
When he murdered them, he was on work-release while serving time for shooting Angela’s estranged husband, Bennie Clay.
Investigation later revealed that the daughters were shot while they were sleeping. The younger one, Lakeisha, tried to escape but did not manage to do so.
Estranged husband Bennie said of the incident that Byron shot his daughters out of spite.
“My kids, they were babies,” he later said. “They were smart, they were gonna be something. They never got the chance.”
Decades after he shot the mother and two children, he became the second man to be executed in Tennessee since May and the 28th person to be executed in the country this year.
When he was asked about whether he had any last words, he said, “No sir.” He was fitted with an IV line in his arm and his arms and chest were restrained.
During the administration of the lethal injection, he raised his head off his gurney several times while he breathed heavily.
“Oh, it’s hurting so bad,” he said.
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