Inmate screams in pain as state refuses to turn off defibrillator.

A man recently executed by lethal injection cried out in agony, indicating that something may have gone awry.

However, many people are not pleased with the situation, and their reasons might surprise you.

Continue reading to find out more.

Byron Black was put to death by lethal injection nearly four decades after he shot his girlfriend and her two children. The case was later contested in court regarding whether the inmate’s defibrillator should have been deactivated to prevent prolonging his suffering.

“I can’t express regret because we never received an apology,” stated the family of his deceased girlfriend, whom he had killed.

In 1988, Byron was found guilty of shooting his 29-year-old girlfriend, Angela Clay, during what prosecutors described as a ‘jealous rage.’

He also shot her daughters, 9-year-old Latoya Clay and 6-year-old Lakeisha Clay.

Angela’s family later informed Nashville police that Byron had threatened her when she mentioned she was considering ending their relationship.

At the time of the murders, he was on work-release while serving a sentence for shooting Angela’s estranged husband, Bennie Clay.

Investigations later showed that the daughters were shot while they slept. The younger one, Lakeisha, attempted to flee but was unsuccessful.

Estranged husband Bennie remarked that Byron shot his daughters out of spite.

“My kids, they were babies,” he later said. “They were smart, they were gonna be something. They never got the chance.”

Decades after he shot the mother and two children, he became the second man to be executed in Tennessee since May and the 28th person to be executed in the country this year.

When he was asked about whether he had any last words, he said, “No sir.” He was fitted with an IV line in his arm and his arms and chest were restrained.

During the administration of the lethal injection, he raised his head off his gurney several times while he breathed heavily.

“Oh, it’s hurting so bad,” he said.

A spiritual leader was sitting beside him, singing and praying.

“I’m so sorry. Just listen to my voice,” the advisor said to him.

Byron was pronounced deceased at 10:43. His lawyers argued before the procedure to deactivate his defibrillator to help make the death potentially less intense.

They claimed the defibrillator which detects and corrects irregular heartbeat would repeatedly shock his heart to bring it back into regular rhythm. The argument was that this would violate his Eighth Amendment rights against crueld and unusual punishment.

A trial judge agreed with his attorneys. However, the Supreme Court in the state overturned the decison saying the judge from the trial court did not have the authority to overturn this decison. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee also said that he was unwilling to show any leniency to Byron.

Byron’s lawyer argued that their client was ‘tortured.’ Kelley Henry, “I interpret that my client was tortured today,” they said.

The attorney said, “a gentle, kind, fragile, intellectually disabled man in a violation of the laws of our country simply because they could.”

They had also previously argued that Byron should be spared from the lethal injection because of his intellectual disability.

Byron was suffering from dementia and was wheelchair-bound, he also had brain damage and kidney failure other than his congestive heart failure.

Linette Bell, Angela’s sister made a statement after he was executed. She said, “I thank God for making this happen. His family is going through the same thing now that we went through 37 years ago.”

Linette Bell, Angela’s sister, issued a statement following his execution. She expressed, “I thank God for making this happen. His family is now experiencing what we went through 37 years ago.”

“I can’t express my sorrow, as we never received an apology. He never said he was sorry, nor did he acknowledge his actions,” she continued.

Bennie, the grieving father of the two girls, mentioned that he forgave Byron prior to his execution.

“God has a purpose for everything,” he stated. “He had a purpose when he took my girls. I suppose He needed them more than I did.”

However, many people online felt that his suffering was justified.

“Finally felt just a little of what he put others through,” one individual commented.

Another remarked, “He deserves what he gets. The victims’ family needs closure.”

“Did he ever consider how his victims felt?” another person questioned.

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