Moments before his execution Troy Davis told the family of slain policeman Mark MacPhail, 'I'm innocent. I didn't kill your son.'Strapped to a gurney, awaiting lethal injection, Davis lifted his head and looked at the dead man's family, to repeat his claim that he was not responsible for the police officer's 1989 murder.
His last words were: 'I'd like to address the MacPhail family. Let you know, despite the situation you are in, I'm not the one who personally killed your son, your father, your brother. I am innocent.
'The incident that happened that night is not my fault. I did not have a gun. All I can ask ... is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth.'
Davis then asked his family and friends 'to continue to fight this fight.'
He added: 'For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God bless your souls.'
The execution went ahead despite a dramatic intervention minutes before he was due to be put to death.
Lawyers for the death row inmate had made a last ditch appeal to the US Supreme Court. But after four hours deliberation, the nine justices unanimously decided to uphold the execution.
Minutes later Davis was strapped to the chair. He was declared dead at 11.08pm.
Davis' lawyer Thomas Ruffin denounced the execution as 'a legalised lynching'.
Davis' case was riddled with doubt, the lawyer maintained. Read More
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