Christa Pike remains hospitalized after failed execution in Tennessee
Attorneys say hospital staff are working to clear the pentobarbital she was administered during the botched procedure.
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Christa Pike remained hospitalized, unconscious and on a ventilator on Friday, days after a failed execution attempt in Tennessee, according to her attorneys.
In a court filing, Pike's attorneys said hospital staff were working to save her life and to clear from her system the pentobarbital that had been administered to her as part of the execution procedure.
The filing states that staff were continuing this effort as of late Thursday.
The case has drawn attention to the execution procedures used in Tennessee, though further details about what went wrong during the attempt have not been made public.
Pike's legal team is expected to pursue further court filings as her condition is monitored.
Sources
- Christa Pike remains unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution in Tennessee — The Guardian — World
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