A Texas death row inmate who killed three people, including two kids, and later gouged out both of his eyes was granted a delayed execution.
A Texas death row inmate who killed three people, including two kids, and later gouged out both of his eyes and ate one was granted a delayed execution.of his estranged wife, Christine Boren, 20, their 4-year-old son Andre Lee and her 13-month-old daughter Leyha Marie Hughes.Thomas was to be executed in Texas on April 5, but State District Judge Jim Fallon issued an order on Tuesday withdrawing the execution date.
The Supreme Court prohibits executions of the intellectually disabled – but not for those with mental illness – and has ruled that death row inmates must be determined competent before the execution. would violate the Constitution,” Maurie Levin, Thomas’ attorney, wrote in a statement. “Guiding this blind psychotic man to the gurney for execution offends our sense of humanity and serves no legitimate purpose.”After the killings, Thomas told police that God instructed him to carry out the fatal stabbings and that he believed the three victims were demons.
More than 100 religious leaders had asked Gov. Greg Abbott to stop the execution before the judge’s ruling last week.
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