
Lawyers call the incident “chemical torture” and demand that the sentence be changed to life imprisonment
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Krista Pike was convicted of murder in 1995. Before the execution, lawyers warned that she had a blood disorder.
Criminal Krista Pike, sentenced to death in the United States and surviving her execution, is in critical condition. Reuters reports this.
Pike was convicted of murder in 1995. On September 30, she received two injections of a sedative. Despite the lethal dose, she remained alive.
Before the sentence was carried out, lawyers warned that Pike had a blood disorder. According to them, she was afraid of possible complications. In addition, it became known that the criminal asked to be executed by women. Her request was fulfilled.
After the incident, the convict was taken to a hospital in Nashville. Doctors are trying to save her and have not yet made any predictions whether this will succeed. Pike's right arm turned blue and blisters appeared at the injection sites, lawyers said.
Lawyers again called for the death sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. They called Pike's experience "chemical torture."
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