Florida executes man convicted of killing his wife and children in 1994

The execution of Edward Zakrzewski is the ninth death sentence carried out in the state this year, a new record

A Florida man convicted of killing his wife and two children in 1994 became the ninth person to be put to death on Thursday in Florida this year, marking a state record for a single-year execution total since the restoration of the death penalty in the US decades ago.

Edward Zakrzewski was pronounced dead at 6.12pm local time following a three-drug injection at Florida state prison near Starke.