Tennessee Halts All Executions and Orders Inquiry After Botched Lethal Injection
Tennessee authorities have suspended capital punishment until further notice and launched an investigation following the botched execution of Christa Pike.
Authorities in the US state of Tennessee have suspended all executions until further notice and ordered a formal investigation, Radio-Canada and BBC Mundo reported. The decision follows the botched execution attempt of death-row inmate Christa Pike, who survived and remains hospitalized in critical condition.
According to the reports, lethal injection is the most common execution method in the United States, yet it is also the method that results in the highest number of botched or deeply problematic procedures.
Further details regarding the scope of the inquiry and the timeline for its conclusion have not yet been released.
Sources: Radio-Canada, BBC Mundo
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