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Tennessee inmate survives botched execution after two lethal injections

A death row inmate in Tennessee, Christa Pike, survived two attempts at lethal injection during her execution. Her lawyer stated she is in critical condition and receiving life-saving care. Following the botched execution, her legal team is renewing their plea for clemency from Governor Bill Lee. AI

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Tennessee inmate survives botched execution after two lethal injections

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Christa Pike in ‘life-saving care’ after botched Tennessee execution

    A condemned female murderer who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee was in critical condition and receiving “life-saving care”, her lawyer said on Thursday. In an extraordinary chain of events, Christa Pike, 50, was whisked from …