American Christa Pike survived two execution attempts by lethal injection in the state of Tennessee. After two doses of pentobarbital were administered, she remained conscious, was breathing, and was eventually transported to a hospital. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee subsequently announced a suspension of all executions in the state through the end of the year. BBC News ↗
Pike was to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than two centuries. She was sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow student in 1995 and spent more than 30 years on death row. At the time of the failed execution, she was 50 years old. Der Standard ↗
Witnesses stated that she was still breathing after both the first and second injections. For about an hour, she had difficulty breathing, rasped, complained of pain, kicked her legs, and pulled the sheet off herself. According to the account of the proceedings, she did not lose consciousness and reacted to what was happening in the room. kultura.pravda.sk ↗
The execution was first interrupted due to technical and medical complications. After the second failed attempt, prison authorities transported the woman to a hospital. Details about her medical condition have not yet been released. denik.cz ↗
Governor Lee ordered an independent investigation into the case. The decision to suspend executions applies to all executions scheduled in Tennessee through the end of the year. The case has also opened a new debate about the reliability of lethal injections and the functioning of the death penalty system in the United States. The Guardian ↗
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Přežila dvě smrtelné injekce. Český lékař popisuje, jak k tomu mohlo dojít
seznamzpravy.cz
| 14:12 01.10.
Neúspešná poprava Christy Pikeovej. Je v USA trest smrti v ohrození?
Standard.sk
| 16:13 01.10.
Giftspritze versagt: Verurteilte Mörderin Christa Pike überlebt ihre eigene Hinrichtung
Merkur
| 18:30 01.10.
„Nichts daran war normal“: Arzt bei gescheiterter Pike-Hinrichtung hat eine erschreckende Vorgeschichte
Merkur
| 18:00 01.10.
Tennessee halts executions after death row inmate Christa Pike survives hers
BBC News
| 17:43 01.10.
Abgebrochene Hinrichtung in den USA bringt neue Debatte über Todesstrafe
Der Standard
| 15:11 01.10.
Todesstrafe in den USA: Wie konnte Christa Pike zwei Hinrichtungsversuche überleben?
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
| 14:23 01.10.
Lekári zachraňujú Pikeovú, aby jej mohli znovu pichnúť smrtiacu injekciu. Nie je jediná, ktorá prežila vlastnú popravu
ta3.com
| 13:27 01.10.
Sťažovala sa na bolesť, chrapčala a kopala nohami. Svedkovia opísali desivé minúty pri nevydarenej poprave Pikeovej
kultura.pravda.sk
| 11:45 01.10.
Chroptěla, strhala ze sebe prostěradlo. Svědci popsali průběh zpackané popravy
idnes.cz
| 10:33 01.10.
Mala byť prvou ženou po 200 rokoch popravenou smrtiacou injekciou. Po spackanej oprave skončila v nemocnici
SITA
| 07:48 01.10.
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