Judge orders Tennessee to preserve evidence from Christa Pike's botched execution attempt
A Nashville judge ruled that all items present in the execution room must be preserved, as officials have declined to unshackle Pike from her hospital bed.
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A judge in Nashville ordered Tennessee officials on Wednesday to preserve all evidence related to a botched execution attempt carried out a week earlier on convicted murderer Christa Pike.
At the hearing, judge I'Ashea Myles ruled that "anything that was in the actual room" during the attempted execution must be preserved by the state, specifically naming drugs, intravenous lines and tubing used in the death chamber.
The order followed revelations that Tennessee officials had declined requests from medical staff to unshackle Pike from the hospital bed where she remains restrained following the botched attempt.
The case has drawn scrutiny over the handling of the execution and the state's subsequent treatment of Pike while she remains hospitalized. Further proceedings regarding the preserved evidence and Pike's legal status are expected as the case continues.
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- Judge orders officials to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s botched execution — The Guardian — World
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