A transgender woman was put to death in the US late Tuesday evening in what is the first such execution in the country, officials said. Amber McLaughlin, 49, who was accused of murder, was pronounced dead shortly before 7 pm local time at the Diagnostic and Correctional Center in the town of Bonne Terre, Missouri, according to a statement from the state prison department.

Amber McLaughlin, a transgender, has been executed in the US, first such case in the country

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Amber McLaughlin, a transgender, has been executed in the US, first such case in the country