Demetrius Frazier52 years old, was executed with an inhalation of nitrogen in Alabama. Frazier, had been sentenced to death in 1996 forhomocide of 1991 Of Pauline Brown40 years old, mother of two children, in the city of Birminghamin Alabama. Declared guilty of having entered the force in theapartment Of Brownto have it raped and to have them shot at the head.
According to the documents of the court, Frazierwhich is blackaccused the jury mainly white during his process to be racist. Frazier had been previously convicted of rape and for thehomocide of a lass 14 years, Crystal KendrickIn the 1992in the northern state of Michigan. The Michigan it does not have the death penalty And Frazier He was serving therelife imprisonment forhomocide Of Kendrick and for two separate convictions for rape.
He was transferred to Alabama In the 2011 they appeals aimed at making him come back into Michigan To serve thelife imprisonment they were rejectedas well as his appeals who claimed that the execution method with nitrogen is equivalent to one cruel and unusual punishment.
THE’execution It is performed pompando nitrogen in one facial maskcausing the suffocation of prisoner. The expert from the United Nationsappointed by United Nations Human Rights Councilhave denounced the use of nitrogenstating that “could be equivalent to cruel treatment, inhuman or degradingor even torture».