Norman Grim, 65, is to be executed by lethal injection in Florida for the 1998 rape and murder of his neighbor

Norman Grim, 65, is to be executed by lethal injection in Florida for the 1998 rape and murder of his neighbor

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A 65-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering his neighbor is to be executed by lethal injection in the southern US state of Florida on Tuesday.

Norman Grim has dropped appeals against his death sentence and is to be executed at 6:00 pm local time (2200 GMT) at the Florida State Prison in Raiford.

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