Tennessee executes man with active defibrillator amid safety concerns
TL;DR
A man convicted of killing his girlfriend and her daughters was executed in Tennessee, during which he expressed pain and discomfort, raising concerns about the use of his implanted defibrillator. The legal battle over whether to deactivate the device before execution was a key issue, with authorities ultimately proceeding despite objections. Black's attorneys plan to review autopsy and device data to understand what occurred during the execution.
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