SOUTH CAROLINA CARRIES OUT FIRST EXECUTION IN 13 YEARS

In the United States of Americs, Freddie Owens, convicted of murder in 1999, was executed by lethal injection in South Carolina, marking the state's first execution in 13 years. Owens, 46, was sentenced to death for the 1997 killing of Irene Graves, a shop worker, during an armed robbery in Greenville. Despite a last-minute affidavit from his co-defendant, Steve Golden, claiming Owens wasn’t present at the crime, the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected the appeal, citing contradictions with Golden's trial testimony.

Owens was executed at Broad River Correctional Institute on Friday evening and was pronounced dead at 18:55 local time. His execution followed a pause due to the state's inability to procure lethal injection drugs. In addition to his murder conviction, Owens also killed a cellmate the day after his 1999 sentencing.

Graves, a 41-year-old single mother of three, was shot by Owens after failing to open a safe during the robbery. Testimonies from Golden and other witnesses confirmed Owens' guilt. Multiple appeals to stop the execution, including those by Owens' legal team and his mother, were denied. His mother, Dora Mason, called the execution a "grave injustice," maintaining her son's innocence.

Owens left the choice of execution method to his lawyer, who opted for lethal injection. Witnesses to the execution included members of Graves’ family, who were present at the scene.

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