Krista Pike remains in critical condition after attempted execution
Tennessee death row woman on ventilator after two lethal injections
Quick Look
- American Krista Pike, sentenced to death in Tennessee, is in critical condition on a ventilator after receiving two lethal injections.
- The procedure was resumed after the stay was lifted by the US Supreme Court.
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Why It Matters
Krista Pike was sentenced to death in Tennessee. The execution of the sentence was temporarily blocked by the court, and then allowed by the US Supreme Court.
American Krista Pike, who survived two lethal injections, remains in critical condition, her lawyer Stephen Ferrell said.
“She is in critical condition, connected to a ventilator,” the defense lawyer said in an interview with CNN.
According to him, the defense may not receive a forecast about her condition for several days.
Pike, sentenced to execution in Tennessee, survived two lethal injections and is unconscious, it was previously reported.
The execution was scheduled for Wednesday morning at the Riverbend maximum-security prison in Nashville, but the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the proceedings an hour before it began to consider arguments about Pike's childhood abuse. A few hours later, the US Supreme Court, at the request of the prosecutor's office, canceled this reprieve, allowing the execution of the sentence.
Open Questions
- What will be the long-term effects on Pike's health?
- Will there be a new attempt to carry out the execution?
