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Melissa Lucio’s son vows to ‘keep fighting until she gets home’ as death row case will return to court

Bobby Alvarez tellsThe Independent that the ‘fight still isn’t over’ to free his mother from death row

The Independent UK

Gogglebox star Abbie Lynn's job, boyfriend and Mariah Carey connection

The 20 year old joined the cast of Gogglebox in 2018

Liverpool Echo

Editorial: Melissa Lucio deserves a new trial

The ruling Monday from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to spare Melissa Lucio’s life so her case can be reviewed in a way that affords her a fair defense, with the full airing of evidence available, was the right one and a victory for justice.

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Texas court stays execution of mother Melissa Lucio of over death of two-year-old

A Texas appeals court on Monday delayed the execution of Melissa Lucio amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter in a case that has garnered the support of lawmakers, celebrities and even some jurors who sentenced her to death.

France 24

Experts: Melissa Lucio faces tough fight to get new trial

With Melissa Lucio’s execution put on indefinite hold by a Texas appeals court, her attorneys will now be focused on trying to convince a judge to recommend she get a new trial

The Independent UK

Texas Court Stays Execution of Mom Sentenced for Child's Death

The state claimed she beat a 2-year-old to death. But evidence may show it was the result of a fall down stairs.

Reason

Melissa Lucio - latest: Family look forward to celebrating Mother’s Day after stay of execution

Follow live updates on Melissa Lucio’s fight for her life

The Independent UK

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Melissa Lucio: Court stays execution of Texas death row prisoner

Melissa Lucio has maintained her innocence since she was convicted of murdering her two-year-old daughter.

Al Jazeera

Texas court stays execution of mother who says murder confession was coerced

Houston (AFP) - A court in Texas on Monday stayed the execution of Melissa Lucio, a mother of 14, who was due to be put to death on April 27 for the 2007 murder of her two-year-old daughter after a controversial trial.

AFP

Emotional moment Melissa Lucio learns she has been granted a stay of execution

Melissa Lucio was told the news that Wednesday’s execution had been halted in a prison phone call with Republican state Rep Jeff Leach

The Independent UK

‘Fighting for momma bear’: Melissa Lucio’s son begs Texas to halt her execution for a crime he knows ‘she couldn’t have done’

EXCLUSIVE: In just six days, Melissa Lucio will be strapped to a gurney and injected with a lethal cocktail of drugs that will kill her for a murder that she not only says she didn’t commit – but that experts say didn’t even occur. Her son Bobby Alvarez tells Rachel…

The Independent UK

Melissa Lucio - latest: Family look forward to celebrating Mother’s Day after stay of execution

Follow live updates on Melissa Lucio’s fight for her life

The Independent UK

Texas court stays execution of mother of 14: lawyers

AFP

Melissa Lucio Is Spared Execution, for Now

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of a possibly innocent woman’s execution on Monday. A lower court will review the evidence.

Texas Observer

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The Independent UK

Kim Kardashian celebrates Melissa Lucio execution delay: ‘Best news ever’

Reality star helped raise profile of case

The Guardian - US

Texas death row prisoner Melissa Lucio granted stay of execution

Mexican American woman, 52, who was due to be put to death on Wednesday, wins time for court to consider new evidence

The Independent UK

‘Melissa’s life matters’: Campaigners react as Texas court pauses Melissa Lucio execution

Case remanded to trial court to consider new evidence

The Independent UK

‘I thank God for my life’: Melissa Lucio is granted 11th-hour stay of execution by Texas appeals court

‘I thank God for my life. I have always trusted in Him. I am grateful the Court has given me the chance to live and prove my innocence,’ Melissa Lucio said in a statement following the appeals court’s ruling

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The Guardian - US

Texas Republican urges halt to ‘most troubling’ Melissa Lucio execution

Jeff Leach, leading push to stop possibly innocent woman being ‘murdered by the state’, calls case ‘most troubling I’ve ever seen’

The Guardian - US

Five jury members who sentenced Texas woman to death call for new trial

Lawyers for Melissa Lucio say she was coerced into confessing and was falsely convicted of killing her toddler daughter

The Independent UK

Texas death row mother Melissa Lucio to learn of fate today as parole board considers clemency

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is considering a request to have her death sentence commuted to life imprisonment or to grant a 120-day execution reprieve

The Independent UK

From Kim Kardashian to Amanda Knox: Famous names who have joined fight for Melissa Lucio and why

With two days to go until Melissa Lucio will be executed in Texas for a crime she says she didn’t commit, a growing number of famous faces have joined the fight to save her life. Rachel Sharp writes

The Independent UK

Sabrina Butler-Smith escaped execution after she was falsely accused of killing her son. Now, she’s fighting for Melissa Lucio

Sabrina Butler-Smith was exonerated from Alabama death row, and tells Josh Marcus that there’s still time to stop killing of another misunderstood mother: Melissa Lucio

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Concern mounts as Melissa Lucio's execution nears

Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a Texas woman to die for the 2007 death of one of her 14 children have called for her upcoming execution to be halted and for her to get a new trial

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Concern mounts as Melissa Lucio's execution nears

Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a Texas woman to die for the 2007 death of one of her 14 children have called for her upcoming execution to be halted and for her to get a new trial

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