US state uses nitrogen gas for 'flawless' execution

A gurney and gas mask (file image)
Jessie Hoffman was strapped to a gurney with a full-face respirator mask fitted on him -AP

Louisiana has used nitrogen gas to put a man to death for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the US state has used the method as it resumed executions after a 15-year hiatus.

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