Crime & Justice
Christa Pike critically ill after surviving two Tennessee execution attempts
October 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
SNSky News Arabia
بعد فشل إعدامها.. وضع صحي حرج للأميركية كريستا بايك
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
تنفس اصطناعي ومحاولة لسحب السموم.. مصير غامض لأمريكية نجت من إعدام بجرعتين قاتلتين
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BNBBC News
Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
(opens the publisher’s site)Christa Pike, 50, remains in critical condition in a Nashville hospital after surviving two lethal-injection attempts Wednesday, her lawyer said Sunday.
- Pike survived two pentobarbital injections Wednesday and was transferred to a Nashville hospital, lawyer Stephen Ferrell told CNN.
- Ferrell said doctors are still clearing two doses of pentobarbital from her body and she has not regained consciousness.
- Governor Bill Lee suspended all executions in Tennessee Thursday and announced the resignation of the state prisons chief Saturday.
- Department of Correction officials said the execution protocol was followed; Colleen Slemmer's mother said the state "owes me a big apology."