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Source: theguardian.com
<p>Governor halts execution of William Lee Thompson, after Christa Pike survived failed lethal injections</p><p>Ron DeSantis cancelled a planned execution in the state on Friday, days before a 74-year-old man was due to be killed by lethal injection.</p><p>The move ā the first time Floridaās governor has withdrawn a death warrant in his nearly eight years in office ā comes just over a week after the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/christa-pike-tennessee-governor-executions-year-pause" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">botched execution</a> of Christa Pike in Tennessee.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/desantis-halts-florida-execution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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