United States: Christa Pike's Execution Fails, She Continues Breathing
Witnesses and her lawyer say the condemned woman was still breathing and snoring after the lethal injection, just hours after the Supreme Court authorized her execution.
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The execution of Christa Pike, scheduled for Wednesday in the US state of Tennessee, failed according to witnesses and her lawyer. They told media outlets that the condemned woman continued to breathe and snore audibly after receiving the lethal injection.
A few hours before the execution, the US Supreme Court had authorized the killing of Christa Pike, who was sentenced thirty years ago.
The precise circumstances of this failure were not further detailed by the witnesses or the lawyer cited, and Tennessee's prison authorities have not yet issued an official explanation of how the procedure unfolded.
The case once again raises questions about lethal injection execution protocols in the United States, which are regularly criticized by human rights organizations because of the risk of complications during their administration.
The judicial and medical aftermath of this episode remains to be clarified.
Sources
- États-Unis : l'exécution de Christa Pike a échoué, elle continuait de respirer et de ronfler — France 24 — Français
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