The Associated Press 23/07/2024 13:51 Family members of a woman killed in a 1998 murder pressed Utah officials Tuesday to carry on with the perpetrator’s scheduled execution during emotional testimony about a crime that still traumatizes their close-knit Native American community. Taberon Dave Honie is asking Utah’s parole board to commute his death sentence to life in prison. He faces execution by lethal injection on Aug. 8. Relatives described the 49-year-old victim, Claudia Benn, as a pillar in their family and community — a tribal council member, substance abuse counselor and caregiver for her children and grandchildren. “Taberon, you robbed us,” said her cousin, Betsy China. “Twenty-five years of missing out on her knowledge, her ability to read at a higher level and comprehend and help us.” Honie, who had…
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