Execution of Texas death row inmate who cut out his eyes delayed after concerns about his mental state
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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.