US execution survivor critically ill, on ventilator: Lawyer
Convicted murderer Christa Pike is in critical condition on a ventilator following a botched execution attempt in Tennessee. Her lawyer is calling for the governor to commute her sentence to life in prison due to the failed procedure.
Why it matters
The incident has reignited national debate regarding the ethics and efficacy of capital punishment methods in the United States.
Christa Pike remains in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, as her lawyer urges Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.
This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike. (Photo: AP/Tennessee Department of Correction)
WASHINGTON: The woman who survived a botched execution attempt in a US prison was still hospitalised in critical condition and on a ventilator, her lawyer said Sunday (Oct 4) as he called for her death sentence to be commuted to life in prison.
Tennessee's prison chief resigned Saturday after convicted murderer Christa Pike, 50, survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital, a drug that suppresses nervous system activity.
The case gained national attention and raised questions about capital punishment in the United States and the methods used to carry it out.
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