Oklahoma halts execution but inmate dies of apparent heart attack

(Reuters) - Oklahoma halted the execution of Clayton Lockett on Tuesday due to problems with its lethal injection, but the inmate later died of an apparent heart attack, a spokesman for the prison system said. "We believe that a vein was blown and the drugs weren't working as they were designed to. The director ordered a halt to the execution," state corrections department spokesman Jerry Massie said. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Ken Wills)



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