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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Juan A. Lozano

Texas death row inmate who cut out his eyes seeks clemency citing ‘psychosis’

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Plagued by mental illness, Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas started hearing voices when he was nine years old and first attempted suicide when he was 10, his attorneys say.

Thomas’ psychosis, filled with religious delusions and hallucinations, became worse as he grew older. His family — beset by a long history of mental illness, addiction and poverty — was unable to help.

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