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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike taken to hospital after attempted execution, lawyer says

BBC World News·October 1, 2026·1 min read
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike taken to hospital after attempted execution, lawyer says

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, 50, was taken to a hospital after an attempted execution, her attorney told the BBC. Two syringes of pentobarbital were administered, but she survived. The incident has sparked scrutiny of the state's lethal injection procedures and raised questions about the execution's outcome.

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