In violation of international law, which prohibits the use of the death penalty against people who were under 18 at the time of the crime, Toronto Patterson was executed in Texas on 28 August for a murder committed when he was aged 17.
In violation of international law, which prohibits the use of the death penalty against people who were under 18 at the time of the crime, Toronto Patterson was executed in Texas on 28 August for a murder committed when he was aged 17.