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Christa Pike was sentenced to death about 30 years ago for the murder of a classmate. It was the first attempt to execute a woman in Tennessee in 200 years.
In the US state of Tennessee, the planned execution of Christa Pike, who was sentenced to death, by lethal injection failed. The prison authorities announced that the 50-year-old survived the execution of the death penalty. She was taken to a hospital by ambulance from the Riverbend maximum security prison in Nashville. Her exact condition is still unclear.
The prison authority's statement said that all steps of the legally required and approved schedule had been followed. The substance used for lethal injections has been “always effective” in the past.
It was the state's first attempt in 200 years to carry out a death sentence on a woman. The woman was convicted of murdering a classmate around 30 years ago.
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An official investigation is launched into the failed execution attempt.
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Christa Pike is receiving medical care and remains under observation in the hospital.
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