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OriginalSourceSouth China Morning PostHong KongLeanCenterCredibilityPublished04:14 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceSouth China Morning PostHong KongLeanCenterCredibilityPublished04:14 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC

“Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike after 2 doses of lethal drug”

Tennessee unable to execute Christa Pike after two pentobarbital doses

Key points

  • Tennessee officials failed to carry out Christa Pike's execution after two doses of pentobarbital.
  • Pike, 50, would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years.
  • An appeals court stay was lifted by the US Supreme Court before the attempt.
  • Pike remained awake and snored; officials later transported her from the prison.
  • The state has previously faced execution complications and switched to pentobarbital.
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