Man convicted of murder in 1982 executed in Florida
Kayle Bates was sentenced to death in 1983 for the murder of Janet Renee White, 24, who worked at an insurance company in Lynn Haven, Florida.
Ms White was attacked at her office by Bates after she returned from lunch and stabbed to death in nearby woods.
Bates was executed at 6.17pm yesterday (11.17pm Irish time) at the Florida State Prison, according to officials.
There have been 29 executions in the United States in 2025, the most since 2014, when a total of 35 inmates were also put to death.
A total of 24 of this year's executions have been carried out by lethal injection, two by firing squad and three by nitrogen hypoxia, which involves pumping nitrogen gas into a face mask, causing the prisoner to suffocate.
The use of nitrogen gas as a method of capital punishment has been denounced by United Nations experts as cruel and inhumane.
Florida has carried out the most executions in 2025 with 10 being carried out in total.
The death penalty has been abolished in 23 of the 50 US states, while three others - California, Oregon and Pennsylvania - have moratoriums in place.
President Donald Trump is a proponent of capital punishment, and on his first day in office called for an expansion of its use "for the vilest crimes."
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