United States: after the failed attempt on Christa Pike, the governor of Tennessee suspends the next executions
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The governor of Tennessee suspended executions after the failed attempt at lethal injection on Christa Pike, a 50-year-old American convicted of a murder more than 30 years old, who was to become the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years.
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Christa Pike, 50, was sentenced to death for a murder committed more than 30 years ago and was to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.
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United States: after the failed attempt on Christa Pike, the governor of Tennessee suspends the next executions
This 50-year-old American woman, sentenced to death for a murder committed more than 30 years ago, was to become the first woman to be executed in more than 200 years in Tennessee. She was taken to hospital after surviving the injections, according to her lawyers.
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An investigation will be opened into the conditions of the failure of the lethal injection.
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Open Questions
- What exactly caused the lethal injection to fail?
- How long will the suspension of executions last in Tennessee?
