Kim Kardashian devastated as prisoner she tried to save is set for execution

Kim Kardashian has revealed her devastation at the execution of Brandon Bernard in indiana.

Bernard is scheduled to be put to death on Thursday at a prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.

He was previously convicted for the murder of Todd and Stacie Bagley in June 1999.

Bernard was part of a group of five teenagers involved who forced the pair into the back of their car in Texas and 19-year-old Christopher Vialva shot the pair.

Following the shooting, Bernard set alight to the car.

Defence lawyers for Bernard argued that both likely died before the car was set alight.

The government instead argued that while this was true for Todd, there was evidence of soot in Stacie's lungs.

Bernard's defence also argued that he was fearful of Vialva and followed his orders.

Others involved did not receive as harsh a sentence as they were juveniles and only received a prison sentence.

It has been argued by lawyers and advocate Kim Kardashian that Bernard's sentence should be commuted to a life prison sentence.

The social media star has called on President Donald Trump to grant Brandon the commutation.

Kim tweeted on Wednesday: "Brandon Bernard, a 40-year-old father is going to be executed tomorrow by our federal government. Having gotten to know Brandon, I am heartbroken about this execution. I’m calling on @realDonaldTrump to grant Brandon a commutation and allow him to live out his sentence in prison."

She added: "Most of the time executions happen, in our names, without a lot of attention given to them. This is unacceptable. For the next 24 hours I will be tweeting about Brandon and his case and why his life should be spared by @realDonaldTrump."

Kim went on to encourage call a telephone number to encourage President Trump to commute Brandon's sentence.

Late on Wednesday, Kim tweeted: " #BrandonBernard should not be executed: 1. He was 18 at the time. 2. He was not the shooter. 3. The prosecutor and 5 of the jurors now support clemency. 4. He’s spent decades in prison w/out a write up, helping at risk youth. 5. There’s bipartisan support for his commutation."

Every hour ahead of Brandon's execution, Kim has been tweeting her despair and upset at the situation with Brandon.

On Thursday morning, Kim tweeted: "For #HumanRightsDay let’s take a moment to recognize the humanity of the men and women living behind bars here in the United States. I’ve met a lot of incredible people inside prisons and jails. What's something special about someone you know who is or has been incarcerated?"

She wrote: "Been crying all morning. Brandon Bernard will be executed in 6 hours."

An hour later, Kim tweeted: "Brandon Bernard will be executed in 5 hours and all I can think about is his family and children and how they will feel when their loved one is gone."

She added: "Something special I learned about #BrandonBernard is that in addition to his work with youth, he also really likes to crochet. He told me this week he wishes he had more time before his execution so he could crochet me a blanket."

An hour later she penned: "4 hours until Brandon Bernard will be executed [hearbreak emoji]".

The following hour, she wrote: "Brandon Bernard will be executed in 3 hours. [heartbreak emoji]".

She then added: "Terrible news from the 7th circuit: IT IS ORDERED that the Emergency Motion for Stay of Execution Pending Appeal is DENIED. This is why judges matter. #SaveBrandonBernard ".

Kim then tweeted out: "2 hours until Brandon Bernard is executed. My heart breaks for everyone involved, including the victims families and in no way am I diminishing the loss their family has been through."

She clarified: "I stand by what I have always said, I can empathize and feel pain for the victims and their families. Killing Brandon will not bring them back and I believe in my heart of hearts killing him isn't right. What Brandon did was wrong, but killing him won’t make things right."

Kim later wrote: "1 hour until Brandon Bernard will be executed. It’s #HumanRightsDay= and here in the United States we are executing someone who was 18 at the time of the crime, was not the shooter and has rehabilitated himself. So shameful."

"They are premeditating his murder and there’s nothing we can do about it!!!," she added.

Kim then revealed that she had a devastating final call with Brandon.

She wrote in the hour ahead of his execution: "Just spoke to Brandon for what will likely be the last time. Hardest call I’ve ever had. Brandon, selfless as always, was focused on his family and making sure they are ok. He told me not to cry because our fight isn’t over.

"When he told me he’s claustrophobic and they offered to give him a shot of Sedative to calm him down before they put him in the chair and he just didn’t want to panic, I literally lost it. I had to mute my phone so he wouldn’t hear me cry like that "

The reality TV star added: "We didn’t say goodbye bc we wanted to be hopeful that we would talk again, we said talk to you soon!"

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