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Texas executes second inmate of 2022

2022-08-18T04:53:37.605Z


A detainee, sentenced to death for the murder of a real estate agent, was executed on Wednesday in Texas, authorities announced,...


An inmate sentenced to death for the murder of a real estate agent was executed Wednesday in Texas, authorities said, in the state's second execution this year.

Kosoul Chanthakoummane, 41, was found guilty of murdering Sarah Walker, 40, who was beaten and stabbed in a show home in 2006.

Despite the fact that his DNA had been found under the fingernails of the victim and testimonies linking him to the scene of the crime, Kosoul Chanthakoummane has always claimed his innocence.

"

To Mrs. Walker's family, I hope my death brings you peace

," he said in his last words, according to Texas authorities.

Appeal dismissed

Kosoul Chanthakoummane had tried several times to appeal his conviction, arguing that the evidence linking him to the crimes was not scientific, but an appeals court ruled that it was sufficient for the execution to take place.

Texas, the large conservative Southern state that executes the most inmates in the United States, put three prisoners to death in 2021 and three more executions are scheduled for 2022, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website.

Source: lefigaro

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