# Lawyers seek release of US inmate who survived failed lethal injections

https://mins.news/en/item/83072

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-02 07:58 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/2/clip-christia-pike-execution-mp4?traffic_source=rss

> Christa Pike’s lawyer says the Tennessee death-row inmate is in critical condition and receiving life-saving care after two failed lethal-injection attempts. Her legal team is asking for her sentence to be commuted.

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