Thursday, December 18, 2014

US judge overturns conviction of executed boy

The youngest person to have been executed in the United States in the 20th century, has had his conviction vacated by a judge in South Carolina.

Supporters of 14-year-old George Stinney, who was black, say his trial in 1944 was tainted by racism and lack of evidence.

Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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