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(FOX) A Texas death row inmate who killed three people, including two kids, and later gouged out both of his eyes and ate one was granted a delayed execution.
Andre Thomas, 39, was sentenced to death for the 2004 killings of his estranged wife, Christine Boren, 20, their 4-year-old son Andre Lee and her 13-month-old daughter Leyha Marie Hughes. He cut out the children’s hearts during the fatal attack.
Thomas was to be executed in Texas on April 5, but State District Judge Jim Fallon issued an order on Tuesday withdrawing the execution date. Thomas’ lawyers had requested additional time to prepare for a court hearing to review his competency, citing mental illness.
The Supreme Court prohibits executions of the intellectually disabled – but not for those with mental illness – and has ruled that death row inmates must be determined competent before the execution.
“We are confident that when we present the evidence of Mr. Thomas’s incompetence, the court will agree that executing him would violate…
