Worldtheguardian.comCalls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike
A US execution in Tennessee went badly wrong, leaving death row inmate Christa Pike alive but critically ill after a massive lethal injection dose failed to kill her.
Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday ‘unimaginably barbaric’
Tennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike was called off after two full syringes of pentobarbital failed to kill her, leaving her in critical condition.
Eyewitnesses heard Pike still breathing and choking an hour after the first injection, and her lawyer counted seven needles in her left arm alone.
Leading death penalty lawyers including Bryan Stevenson are now calling for a full moratorium on US executions, saying nearly a dozen botched cases demand accountability.
Lawyers and doctors are calling for all US executions to be halted, citing a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, so this case may trigger legal challenges across death penalty states.
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