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2026-10-05 18:12:02Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Christa Pike

, a Tennessee death row inmate, survived an attempted execution by lethal injection after being injected twice with drugs intended for execution. After the procedure, she was left unconscious and is in critical condition, connected to a respirator at a Nashville hospital, her lawyers said.

According to her legal team, there was a problem with the intravenous access during the procedure. Pentobarbital, a drug used in the procedure, allegedly entered the tissue of the arm instead of properly entering the bloodstream. Pike complained of severe pain in her arm after the second dose, and her hands later became swollen and blistered.

Lawyers say doctors had previously warned her about her health problems, including small veins and a blood disorder known as thrombocytosis, which could have made it particularly difficult to insert an intravenous line. However, the details of what exactly led to the botched execution will be the subject of an independent investigation ordered by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.

Pike refused the last meal she was offered before her execution. Instead, she requested that the $20 she was supposed to receive for her meal be used to buy food for the homeless. According to the New York Times, her request was to use the money for pizza.

Governor Lee suspended all scheduled executions in Tennessee until the end of 2026 following the incident. Pike was expected to be the first woman executed in the state in more than two centuries. She was convicted of the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, which she committed when she was 18.

The case has drawn renewed public attention because of the way the lethal injection was carried out and the effects the procedure had on Pike. Her lawyers are now asking that all evidence related to the attempted execution be preserved while an investigation is conducted to determine what happened and whether proper protocols were followed during the procedure, Reuters reports.

 


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