Tennessee death row inmate survives execution attempt after two lethal injections
Tennessee inmate Christa Pike, 50, survived two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday in what marks the state's second failed execution attempt this year, prompting the governor to halt the remaining scheduled execution and order a review.
Execution fails despite two injection doses
A woman on death row in the US state of Tennessee survived her scheduled execution on Wednesday after being administered two doses of lethal injection, according to a report by France 24. Christa Pike, 50, was convicted of murder three decades ago.
Had the execution succeeded, Pike would have become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. Instead, she survived both attempts to administer the lethal drugs.
Second botched execution this year
The incident marks the second failed execution in Tennessee this year, the report notes, raising fresh questions about the reliability of the state's lethal injection procedure.
Governor orders review, halts remaining execution
Following the botched execution, Tennessee's governor halted the one remaining execution scheduled in the state for the rest of the year and ordered a "comprehensive review" of the execution process.
The source report does not specify why the lethal injections failed, nor does it provide further details about the crime for which Pike was originally sentenced to death, or what will happen to her case going forward.
