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Human rights campaigners have raised fears over the health of death row Briton Kenny Richey.
Amnesty International said the Scot, awaiting execution for more than 19 years in the United States, has undergone heart surgery.
The procedure was carried out on Friday after the 41-year-old, in prison in Ohio, complained of chest pains, according to the organisation.
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FEARS have been raised over the health of Kenny Richey, the Scot on death row in Ohio, after it emerged that he has undergone heart surgery.
It is understood Edinburgh-born Richey, 41, had the operation on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his third in five years.
Amnesty International said Kenny Richey, who is originally from Edinburgh, had heart surgery on Friday after complaining of chest pains. The 41-year-old was sentenced to death in 1987 after being convicted of murdering a two-year-old child in an arson attack in Ohio. He is awaiting a final ruling on his conviction from the Supreme Court. |
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LAWYERS for Kenny Richey today said a decision on the latest stage of his appeal process is likely to be made by the autumn.
Former marine Richey, 41, who was raised in Edinburgh, was sentenced to death in 1987 for murdering two-year-old Cynthia Collins by setting fire to an apartment in Ohio.
Today, 17th July Kenny's attorneys are filing with the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals.
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