{"id":334230,"date":"2017-07-05T16:51:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T16:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=334230"},"modified":"2017-07-05T16:51:01","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T16:51:01","slug":"virginia-set-to-execute-man-using-potentially-tortuous-drug-cocktail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/virginia-set-to-execute-man-using-potentially-tortuous-drug-cocktail\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia set to execute man using ‘potentially tortuous’ drug cocktail"},"content":{"rendered":"
Virginia\u00a0is preparing to kill a 32-year-old man using a controversial lethal injection formula that may have subjected the last prisoner to be executed by the state to an excruciating death equivalent to drowning.<\/p>\n
William Morva is set to be put to death on Thursday using a cocktail of three medical drugs. Two of the chemicals have been obtained from compounding pharmacies \u2013 private outlets that are not subject to the full regulatory regime followed by regular drug manufacturers.<\/p>\n
As a result, the drugs can be of variable quality and strength. New evidence relating to the Virginia execution of Ricky Gray six months ago suggests that the patchy consistency of the lethal drugs may have caused a terrifying outcome.<\/p>\n
The deceased prisoner\u2019s family has obtained Gray\u2019s official autopsy report, which was carried out in January and is being revealed by the Guardian for the first time. It contains alarming evidence of potentially extreme distress on the inmate\u2019s part.<\/p>\n