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Tuesday, 10 January 2006
DEATH Row Scot Kenny Richey has recorded a message to be played at an anti-death penalty rally being organised by Amnesty International.
Richey, 41, was sentenced to death in 1987 for murdering two-year-old Cynthia Collins by setting fire to an apartment in Ohio.
Despite winning an appeal in January last year he is still on Death Row as the state of Ohio fights attempts to free him.
His case was taken up by human rights groups, including Amnesty, who see it as a compelling case of a miscarriage of justice.
The group has organised an event, Women Against The Death Penalty, in London tomorrow which will feature a talk by Sister Helen Prejean, the anti-death penalty campaigner who wrote Dead Man Walking.
Kenny's fianceé Karen Richey will also be speaking at the event. She said: "Kenny has recorded a message for the Amnesty event, which will give people there an idea of his life in prison, and also give him a chance to thank the people who have supported his campaign. It is really hard for him at the moment, as all of the time inside has affected his health, so all the support over Christmas was really appreciated.
"It is so frustrating to be almost exactly where we were a year ago, but we have to keep fighting."