Christa Pike left in ‘critical condition’ as Tennessee halts all executions | First Thing
Summary
Tennessee’s governor has paused all executions after a failed lethal injection left Christa Pike in critical condition. Pike’s lawyers say she is alive and getting medical care, and the governor has ordered an independent investigation into the execution.Key Facts
- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee stopped all executions until at least the end of the year.
- Christa Pike’s execution by lethal injection did not work as planned; she survived but is in critical condition.
- Witnesses said Pike was still breathing and conscious after two rounds of the lethal injection.
- Pike was convicted for a 1995 murder committed with her then-boyfriend.
- Governor Lee ordered an independent inquiry into the failed execution.
- Some US death penalty experts said the botched execution could break the constitutional ban on cruel punishment.
- The governor has not yet spoken to the victim’s family after the incident.
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