Killer executed by firing squad died in ‘excruciating conscious pain’, report says
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Killer executed by firing squad died in ‘excruciating conscious pain’, report says
A convicted killer who was executed in South Carolina by firing squad last month endured “excruciating conscious pain and suffering” for up to a minute when the shooters “largely missed his heart,” causing him to suffer a prolonged death, according to his attorneys.Mikal Mahdi, 42, cried out as the bullets hit him and groaned twice before he took his final gasp of breath, the Associated Press reported.The firing squad execution of Mahdi on April 11 is the second one to be carried out this year in South Carolina using the controversial method.Now Mahdi’s attorneys have submitted a status report with ..