Execution by Nitrogen Gas Condemned for Causing 'Intense Psychological Torment'
A death row inmate, Anthony Todd Boyd, was executed by nitrogen gas, maintaining his innocence until the end.
Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33pm local time, becoming the seventh death row inmate in Alabama, US, to be put to death by this method.
The US Supreme Court condemned the method for causing 'intense psychological torment'.
- The method involves a mask being fitted over the prisoner's face with nitrogen gas then being administered.
- Boyd's execution appeared to take longer than the previous executions by nitrogen gas.
The execution came hours after the method was widely debated and condemned.
Author's summary: Man executed by nitrogen gas after US Supreme Court condemnation.