Christa Gail Pike remains unconscious and in critical condition after a failed execution attempt in the US state of Tennessee. The fifty-year-old condemned woman is on a ventilator and hospitalized in a hospital near Nashville. RTE News ↗
The lethal injection was carried out on Wednesday. According to her lawyers, Pike survived two injections, after which she had to be taken to hospital. She remains in life-threatening condition, and doctors are fighting for her survival. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Her lawyers said that the condemned woman's greatest fear had come true. According to them, she endured an extremely painful course of execution, although she ultimately did not die. They also pointed to her current condition, as she is unconscious and dependent on machines. Merkur ↗
Pope Leo XIV also asked for the execution to be halted before it was carried out. According to media reports, US authorities had not responded to him by Wednesday. In April, the Pope called for the abolition of the death penalty, and the Vatican has long opposed executions. aktuality.sk ↗
Following the failed execution, calls emerged for Pike's sentence to be commuted or changed. Her future will depend on her medical progress and on decisions by the competent US authorities. For now, she remains hospitalized in critical condition. La Repubblica ↗
Christa Pike remains on life support after failed execution
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La Repubblica: Pápež žiadal o zastavenie popravy Pikeovej
teraz.sk
| 17:47 02.10.
Pápež žiadal zastaviť popravu ženy v Tennessee. Úrady mu podľa médií neodpovedali
aktuality.sk
| 17:52 02.10.
Tajomstvo, ktoré vyšlo na povrch až teraz! Aha, čo spravil pápež tesne pred popravou Pikeovej
Nový Čas
| 16:42 02.10.
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