Botched US execution leaves murderer unconscious on ventilator: Lawyers
Christa Pike, who was injected two deadly doses of the highly toxic drug pentobarbital for a murder in 1995, remained awake longer than expected and was later heard "loudly snoring" before an ambulance rushed her to a nearby hospital.
United States murderer Christa Pike remained awake and was heard snoring after being injected with lethal doses of pentobarbital during a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, leading to her being placed on a ventilator, according to her lawyers. Pike, 50, was convicted of murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995 and remains unconscious and critically ill in a Nashville-area hospital.
Her legal team argues she should be granted clemency due to her young age, mental health issues, and history of childhood sexual assault and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Tennessee Department of Corrections maintains that they followed proper execution protocols, but the state's governor has halted further executions while conducting a review.
This execution is unprecedented and marks the worst case of a botched execution in recent history, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
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