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Tennessee executes man after legal battle over heart device  The Washington Post Tennessee inmate executed without deactivating defibrillator said he was in pain during lethal injection  CNN Tennessee execution of man with heart device ‘result of pure cowardice’  The Guardian Byron Black: Tennessee inmate executed despite heart implant concerns  BBC Tennessee Inmate Executed Despite Ethical Health Concerns  The New York Times Source link

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses. Byron Black was put to death despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect. His attorney said they will review data kept by …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect. Byron Black died at 10:43 a.m., prison officials said. Shortly after the lethal injection started, witnesses said Black told a spiritual advisor in the room that he was hurting so …

Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect. Experts say it marked the first time a man has been put to death with a working heart device in his chest. Byron Black was executed after a back-and-forth in court over whether officials …