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Murderer executed by lethal injection in the USA

A convicted murderer has been executed by lethal injection in the US state of Texas. According to local media, the 41-year-old was pronounced dead at 6.50 pm on Wednesday (local time) in a prison in Huntsville. According to reports, Ramiro Gonzales had been found guilty in 2006 of kidnapping, sexually abusing and then shooting the 18-year-old girlfriend of his drug dealer around five years earlier.

In a letter to the victim's family in 2022, he asked for forgiveness, wrote the Washington Post. However, the relatives of the victim supported his execution until the end. At the time of the crime, the man was 18 years old and a drug addict.

Attempts had previously been made to avert the execution with the argument that the convicted man was not eligible for the death penalty under the laws of the state. This is because he is no longer dangerous to society.

Further execution planned this week
Another execution is expected this week in the state of Oklahoma. According to CNN, this case concerns a man who allegedly raped and killed his seven-year-old stepdaughter in 1984. He maintains his innocence. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 24 death sentences were carried out in the USA last year.