Death row inmate Christa Pike in critical condition after botched execution
Her lawyers say she survived two lethal injection attempts and are seeking to have her sentence commuted.
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Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, is in critical condition after surviving two attempts at lethal injection, according to her lawyers, who were cited by the BBC.
Pike's legal team said the botched execution has prompted them to request that her death sentence be commuted. Details of what went wrong during the procedure were not fully specified in the report, though her lawyers described the outcome as leaving her in a critical state.
Pike was convicted in the early 1990s over the murder of a fellow student and has been on death row for more than three decades. Her case has drawn attention over the years as one of a small number involving female death row inmates in the United States.
Failed or complicated lethal injection procedures have periodically raised questions in the United States about the method's reliability, prompting some states to review their protocols or pause executions while such issues are examined.
No further details were immediately available on the state's response to the lawyers' request or on Pike's current medical condition beyond her being described as critical.
Sources
- Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says — BBC News — World
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