Trinidad nine lose hanging appeal

Article Abstract:

Nine men found guilty in 1996 of the murder of a family of four in Williamsville, Trinidad, will now be hanged following the decision by the Privy Council in the UK to dismiss their pleas for mercy. They will be the first Trinidadians to be executed since 1994. Lawyers in both the Caribbean and London, England, have fought for three years to save the men's lives. There have been calls for hanging to be replaced with a more humane form of execution.

Crimes Against Persons, Trinidad and Tobago, Crimes against the person, Executions and executioners, Execution (Punishment), Executioners

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The American way of death

Article Abstract:

The case of Juan Raul Garza, a convicted drug dealer and murderer who is due to be executed by lethal injection in the US, is discussed. His would be only the second federal execution in almost 40 years, and his lawyers believe that these executions go against the international trend towards the abolition of the death penalty.

United States, Law Enforcement & Crime Prevntn, Ethical aspects, Law enforcement, Capital punishment, Garza, Juan Raul

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Another case of 'White Mischief' in Africa?

Article Abstract:

The case of Mariette Bosch, who could become the first white woman to be hanged in Botswana, is discussed. She was convicted in Jan 2000 of murdering her best friend in order to marry the widowed husband. Her final plea for mercy will be heard in Jan 2001.

Violent Crime NEC, Botswana, Violent crimes, Bosch, Mariette

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