Christa Pike discharged from hospital after surviving Tennessee execution attempt
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Pike, 50, returned to prison after two pentobarbital doses failed to kill her on September 30.
Christa Pike, 50, was discharged from hospital and returned to the Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Tennessee on Saturday after surviving two lethal injections of pentobarbital on September 30, her lawyers said. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Pike, sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of classmate Colleen Slemmer, is continuing to receive medical care in prison. Governor Bill Lee suspended executions and ordered an independent investigation. [1] [2] [4]
The failed execution has renewed debate over capital punishment, coinciding with criticism of the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the December 3 firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. [1] [2]
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