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The son of a woman killed during a 1997 robbery is asking Alabama officials to stop the scheduled execution of her killer, saying forgiveness — not death — is what his late mother would have wanted, the Associated Press reported.

Will Berry was 11 years old when his mother, 33-year-old Margaret Parrish Berry, was shot in the back of the head while working at a gas station in Etowah County.

The man convicted of her murder, Geoffrey Todd West, now 50, is set to be executed Thursday by nitrogen gas, according to the AP.

Why the son of a murder victim opposes Alabama’s planned execution

Berry and West exchanged letters ahead of the execution date. West expressed remorse, saying he replays the killing in his mind daily. Berry responded by offering forgiveness.

"I forgive this gu

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