# Christa Pike’s lawyer says botched execution was cruel

https://mins.news/en/video/82596

- Reuters, 2026-10-01 22:06 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QXHyPM0yk

> Christa Pike was critically ill and receiving “life-saving medical care” at a Nashville hospital hours after surviving two Tennessee attempts to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyers said. Their account has renewed scrutiny of capital punishment in the United States.

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