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Kenneth Eugene Smith, an inmate in the US State of Alabama, Thursday became the first person ever to be put to death through the controversial nitrogen hypoxia mechanism.
Kenneth Eugene Smith killed using controversial method
NBC News reports an Alabama man was put to death using nitrogen gas in a first-of-its-kind execution.
This is the first time Nitrogen has been used for a human execution.
The mask and hose used to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith was supplied by a company based in South Carolina but their ownership are based in Canada.