A man convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 1992 has been executed in North Carolina, state prison authorities said today.
Mr Willie Ervin Fisher (39), was confirmed dead at 20:21 GMT at a prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, some 21 minutes after receiving a lethal injection, the statement said.
Mr Fisher was convicted and sentenced to death in 1993 for fatally stabbing his girlfriend, 29-year-old Angela Johnson, on April 2nd, 1992.
The US Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant Mr Fisher a stay of execution.
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Another death row inmate, Mr Dennis Dowthitt, on Wednesday became the 700th person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
AFP