Tennessee inmate remains critically ill after failed execution
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Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, remained hospitalized in critical condition after the state failed to execute her by lethal injection Wednesday, according to her attorneys. WCYB reported that a lawyer said Pike had remained unconscious since the attempt, while People reported that her attorney warned she may never recover.
Witnesses said Pike complained of pain, thrashed and kicked off sheets after the drugs were administered. Her lawyers said executioners injected both syringes of lethal-injection chemicals but that Pike remained alive with a heartbeat. The execution was called off, and the Tennessee Department of Correction said she was transferred to an off-site medical facility.
Pike, 50, was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a classmate in a Job Corps training program. Pike was 18 at the time of the killing.
The U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the execution to proceed Wednesday afternoon, reversing an appeals court in a 6-3 decision. Pike’s lawyers had argued that her history of severe childhood abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder made Tennessee’s execution protocol likely to cause extreme psychological suffering.
Gov. Bill Lee ordered a comprehensive third-party review of the failed execution and canceled Tennessee’s remaining scheduled execution for the year. Pike’s lawyers have demanded her release following the two failed injections, Al Jazeera reported.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the timing of the Supreme Court ruling to match the sourced account. - "The U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the execution to proceed Tuesday evening, reversing an appeals court in a 6-3 decision.": The sourced excerpt says the 6-3 decision reversing the 6th Circuit occurred Wednesday afternoon; the Tuesday evening source refers to a denied petition, not that described reversal.
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Tennessee inmate remains critically ill after failed execution
Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, remained hospitalized in critical condition after the state failed to execute her by lethal injection Wednesday, according to her attorneys. WCYB reported that a lawyer said Pike had remained unconscious since the attempt, while People reported that her attorney warned she may never recover.
Witnesses said Pike complained of pain, thrashed and kicked off sheets after the drugs were administered. Her lawyers said executioners injected both syringes of lethal-injection chemicals but that Pike remained alive with a heartbeat. The execution was called off, and the Tennessee Department of Correction said she was transferred to an off-site medical facility.
Pike, 50, was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a classmate in a Job Corps training program. Pike was 18 at the time of the killing.
The U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the execution to proceed TuesdayWednesday evening,afternoon, reversing an appeals court in a 6-3 decision. Pike’s lawyers had argued that her history of severe childhood abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder made Tennessee’s execution protocol likely to cause extreme psychological suffering.
Gov. Bill Lee ordered a comprehensive third-party review of the failed execution and canceled Tennessee’s remaining scheduled execution for the year. Pike’s lawyers have demanded her release following the two failed injections, Al Jazeera reported.
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