Botched US execution and death penalty debate

A US execution went awry after the lethal injection process failed to kill the condemned man as intended, leaving him unconscious and on a ventilator, according to his lawyers. The incident has drawn international criticism, with human rights groups and foreign governments renewing calls for the United States to abolish capital punishment. His lawyer now says he remains critically ill and still on the ventilator. Details are still emerging about what went wrong during the procedure and what the prisoner's current legal status is.