July 10 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge issued an injunction on Friday stopping what would have been the first execution of a federal detainee in 17 years from being carried out on Monday after the victims’ household sued stating they feared that attending might expose them to COVID-19
Daniel Lewis Lee was convicted of eliminating three members of an Arkansas household in 1996, however some loved ones of his victims opposed him getting the death sentence.
The loved ones said they had a right to participate in the execution if it occurred, however took legal action against the Department of Justice in the U.S. district court in Indianapolis to obstruct the execution up until the coronavirus pandemic has actually passed. (Reporting by Jonathan Allen; Modifying by Sandra Maler)
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