Teenager asks court to let her watch father's execution by lethal injection in Missouri

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Kevin Johnson is due to be executed on 29 November for killing a police officer in 2005. The 37-year-old, who has been in prison since his daughter Khorry Ramey was two years old, has requested that the now 19-year-old attends the execution - and she has said she wants to be there.

Kevin Johnson wants his daughter to attend his execution in Missouri. Pic: Missouri Department of Corrections via AP

A 19-year-old has asked a federal court to allow her to watch her father die by lethal injection in Missouri.The 37-year-old, who has been in prison since his daughter Khorry Ramey was two years old, has requested she attends the execution - and she has said she wants to be there.On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed an emergency motion with a federal court in Kansas City, arguing the law serves no safety purpose and violates Ms Ramey's constitutional rights.

 

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