US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead - BBC
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was hospitalized after a failed execution attempt involving lethal injections. The US Supreme Court had previously cleared the way for the execution, but the state has now ordered a third-party review of the incident.
Why it matters
The incident raises significant ethical and legal questions regarding the state's execution protocols and the constitutionality of lethal injection procedures.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Sareen Habeshian What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been taken to hospital after an attempt to execute her by two lethal injections failed, her lawyer says.
Her legal team filed an emergency motion to halt the convicted murderer's execution as it was happening, saying: "Ms Pike has lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat and is audibly snoring."
One of her attorneys told the BBC that the 50-year-old was now "being provided life-saving measures" in hospital after two syringes of pentobarbital had been administered.
Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. Her execution was the subject of a last-minute legal battle.
This culminated in the US Supreme Court allowing the lethal injections to go ahead.
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