Ohio executes child killer, first lethal injection since 2014
Ronald R. Phillips, shown here in this undated police mugshot, was executed for the rape and murder of his then girlfriend's three-year-old daughter (AFP Photo/HO)/ Chicago (AFP) - The US state of Ohio ended its three-year moratorium on the death penalty Wednesday, using a new drug cocktail that included a controversial sedative to execute a convicted child murderer and rapist. Ronald Phillips, 43, was put to death by lethal injection, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said. He was pronounced dead at 10:43 am (1443 GMT). ...
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