Christa Pike's Lawyers Demand Immediate Halt to Execution After Botched Lethal Injections

Attorneys for the death-row inmate who survived two lethal doses demand an immediate end to the process, following her hospitalization.

Lawyers representing death-row inmate Christa Pike are demanding an immediate halt to her execution in Tennessee, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported. According to the report, the attorneys based their motion on the grounds that Pike was subjected to unnecessary suffering and distress during the botched procedure.

The legal appeal comes after Pike survived two lethal injection doses and was transferred to a hospital for medical care. According to newspaper Maariv, witnesses to the execution recounted that during the injection, she complained of a burning sensation in her hand.

An official decision by the court or Tennessee authorities regarding the attorneys' request has not yet been released.