Christa Pike in critical condition after failed execution, her lawyers say
Christa Pike is in critical condition following a failed execution attempt in Tennessee. Her lawyers state she is receiving lifesaving care after the incident, which the governor described as deeply disturbing.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike was in critical condition Thursday and receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said, a day after a failed attempt to execute her in what Tennessee’s governor called a “deeply disturbing” outcome. Pike, who was sentenced to death in a 1995 murder, was taken to a hospital Wednesday [...]
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