- Lisa Montgomery scheduled for execution on December
- Her attorneys developed symptoms after visiting prison
Lawyers acting for the first female inmate set to be executed by the US government in almost 70 years have fallen sick with coronavirus following a visit to see her in federal prison, putting her hopes for clemency in jeopardy.
Lisa Montgomery is set to be put to death on 8 December for murdering a Missouri woman in 2004 and kidnapping her unborn child. William Barr, the US attorney general, has designated her the eighth prisoner to be judicially killed since he made the controversial decision to restart federal executions in July.
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