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Houston - A young murderer was put under death watch yesterday as Texas prison officials readied for his execution in a case …

Houston - A young murderer was put under death watch yesterday as Texas prison officials readied for his execution in a case that has renewed debate about juvenile justice in the US.

Napoleon Beazley, who is now 25 but was 17 when he killed a Tyler, Texas, oil man in 1994, was set to receive a lethal injection on Wednesday at a state prison in Huntsville, Texas, 120 km north of Houston.

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