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HOUSTON (AP) — Plagued by mental illness, Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas started hearing voices when he was 9 years old and first attempted suicide when he was 10, his attorneys say.

Attorneys for Andre Thomas, sentenced to death for killing a little girl, say he will never be competent for his April 5 execution.

Attorneys for a mentally ill Texas death row prisoner, along with faith leaders and mental health professionals are working to stop his April 5 execution.

His lawyers say in March 2004, when he was 21, Thomas’ mental illness erupted in a burst of horrific violence in his hometown of Sherman, Texas.

He fatally stabbed his estranged wife, their 4-year-old son, and her 13-month-old daughter, cutting out the hearts of the children. He later gouged out both of his eyes, eating one of them.

Attorneys for a mentally ill Texas death row prisoner, along with faith leaders and mental health professionals are working to stop his April 5 execution, saying hell never be sufficiently

Attorneys for a mentally ill Texas death row prisoner, along with faith leaders and mental health professionals are working to stop his April 5 execution, saying hell never be sufficiently competent to be put to death

His lawyers say in March 2004, when he was 21, Thomas’ mental illness erupted in a burst of horrific violence in his hometown of Sherman, Texas.

Attorneys for 39-year-old Andre Thomas, a Texas death row inmate who gouged out his own eyes, are seeking clemency for their mentally ill client ahead of his April execution.