A man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s baby and throwing the body in a pond has been executed in Florida

A 53-year-old Florida man has been executed for the murder of his girlfriend’s infant daughter in 1996.

A 53-year-old Florida man is set to be executed for the murder of his girlfriend’s infant daughter in 1996

A 53-year-old Florida man is set to be executed for the murder of his girlfriend’s infant daughter in 1996

Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, was convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in 1997 for the death a year earlier of 5-month-old Gabrielle Hanshaw.

A man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s baby and throwing the body in a pond has been executed in Florida

Andrew Richard Lukehart was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, June 2, for the 1996 murder of his girlfriend's daughter, 5-month-old Garbrielle Hanshaw

Andrew Lukehart was pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison

Authorities in Florida executed a Jacksonville, Fla., man Tuesday for the 1996 murder of Gabrielle Hanshaw, his girlfriend's 5-month-old daughter.

Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in 1997.