# ‘Absolute torture’: US inmate in critical condition after botched execution

https://mins.news/en/video/93298

- France 24 English, 2026-10-09 14:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Co9BTzKDx0

> Christa Pike, a condemned murderer in Tennessee, was in critical condition and receiving life-saving care after surviving two lethal injections during a botched execution, her attorneys said. She was taken from the prison execution chamber to a hospital. A spokesperson for Together Against the Death Penalty called the ordeal “absolute torture.”

## Stories

- [Tennessee Lethal Injection Failure](https://mins.news/en/topic/tennessee-christa-gail-pike-execution-failure) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/tennessee-christa-gail-pike-execution-failure.md

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