{
  "id": 11294613,
  "title": "Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/female-us-inmate-in-critical-condition-after-botched-execution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:31:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/10/02/female-us-inmate-in-critical-condition-after-botched-execution"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Christa Pike, a 50-year-old woman, is currently in critical condition following a botched execution in Tennessee, USA. This marks the first time a woman has been put to death in the state in over 200 years. Pike was the first female inmate to survive two lethal injections during her execution attempt. Her lawyer, Randy Spivey, stated that she is receiving life-saving care at a hospital after being taken from the execution chamber. Spivey urged Governor Bill Lee to commute Pike's death sentence, citing the excessive punishment she endured. The execution protocol was deemed flawed due to Pike's small veins and a blood condition, leading to the use of multiple needles in her arm. Pike was reportedly awake and snoring during the execution, indicating she was still alive. Legal experts deemed the case unprecedented and the worst botched execution in modern times. The United States Supreme Court had previously cleared the way for the execution to proceed after a flurry of legal filings delayed the process. UN rights chief Volker Turk urged Tennessee not to attempt another execution on Pike.",
  "summary": "Christa Pike was whisked from a prison execution chamber to a hospital after surviving two lethal injections, where she received 'life-saving care'.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/female-us-inmate-in-critical-condition-after-botched-execution-11297196",
        "published": "2026-10-01T21:31:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Unprecedented: Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution, 'loudly snoring, clearly very alive'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/unprecedented-female-us-inmate-in-critical-condition-after-botched",
        "published": "2026-10-01T22:30:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}