Idaho has postponed the execution of convicted serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, following a failed attempt at lethal injection on Wednesday (Feb 28). This comes as Creech faced the death penalty for the 1981 murder of a fellow prisoner using a battery-filled sock.
A spokesperson for the Idaho Department of Correction, Sanda Kuzeta-Cerimagic, disclosed, "The medical team could not establish an IV line, rendering the execution unable to proceed."
In the United States Idaho state, death row inmates could soon be executed by a firing squad. As per AFP, the state legislature on Monday passed a bill allowing execution by firing squad in the absence of lethal injections. The conservative state's Senate passed the bill by 24 votes in favour and 11 against. The bill must now be signed into law by the governor.
Once the law is signed, Idaho will become the fifth US state to approve execution by firing squad.