The United States early Wednesday, executed Lisa Montgomery ,who had been on the death row since 2007 for killing 23 – year- old pregnant Lady, Bobbie Jo Shinnet in North West Missouri in December,2004.
Montgomery killed her eight- month pregnant victim by strangling her and then used a kitchen knife to cut the woman’s womb before bringing out the baby and disappearing with it.
Kelley Henry, Montgomery’s lawyer had linked the henious offence committed by his client to mental disorder and pleaded for clemency.
However, the Supreme Court on Tuesday, lifted the stay of execution and issued an order for Montgomery’s execution which enabled the Justice Department to issue a fresh notice of execution informing her of her execution on Wednesday, January 13 .
Montgomery was executed by means of a lethal injection at a prison in Teme Haute indiana. She was the only female inmate on federal death row in the US.
