Kim Kardashian reacts after Tony Carruthers execution stalled in Tennessee on Thursday

• Kim Kardashian expressed relief on Instagram after the execution of Tony Carruthers in Tennessee was halted
• Carruthers was convicted in 1994 of the kidnapping and murder of three people in Memphis
• Medical staff were unable to find a suitable vein, stalling the execution before Governor Bill Lee granted a one-year reprieve
  

Kim Kardashian has taken to Instagram to express relief after the execution of a death row prisoner in Tennessee was brought to a halt.

"God was intervening," she wrote on her Instagram Story on Thursday, sharing news that the inmate had avoided execution after medical staff encountered complications whilst attempting to administer a lethal injection.

Who is Tony Carruthers?

Tony Carruthers was convicted in 1994 of the kidnapping and murder of three people in Memphis. His execution was stalled after medical staff were unable to locate a suitable vein for the procedure.

Following the failed attempt, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee granted Carruthers a one-year reprieve. Kardashian subsequently thanked supporters who had contacted the governor's office, writing: "I truly believe the pressure from all of us helped."

Calls for DNA testing

Kardashian described the failed procedure as "absolute torture" and used the platform to urge that DNA and fingerprint testing be carried out on evidence she believes could prove Carruthers' innocence.