An appeals court in Texas has halted the execution of Melissa Lucio, a 53-year-old woman convicted of killing her two-year-old daughter in 2007, after pleas from celebrities and Republican lawmakers.
The son of Melissa Lucio, the mother who is set to be executed by lethal injection for the murder of her daughter in 16 days, has said his mother was shocked and amazed to receive Kim s support.
Melissa Lucio, 53, is scheduled to be executed on April 27 for the murder of her daughter Mariah in 2007 - but her son Bobby Alvarez is pleading with Texas Governor Greg Abbott to spare her life.
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