US Man, On Death Row For Killing His Family, Dug Out Own Eyes, Swallowed One
Andre Thomas, 39, was convicted of killing his family in 2004. His lawyer Maurie Levin told a press conference he was "one of the most mentally ill prisoners in Texas history." Six people sentenced to death have been executed in the United States this year. (Representational) Texas: Attorneys for a death row inmate who gouged out his own eyes after murdering his wife, son and stepdaughter in Texas asked authorities on Wednesday for clemency because he is mentally ill. Andre Thomas, 39, was convicted of killing his family in 2004. His lawyer Maurie Levin told a press conference he was "one of the most mentally ill prisoners in Texas history." "If ever there was a case that warranted mercy, it is this one," she said. Two days before the murders Thomas had attempted to die by suicide and was taken to hospital, where doctors concluded that he was mentally ill -- but when he was momentarily left alone he walked out, his lawyers said. Five days after th...