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Tennessee Delays Christa Pike Execution After Botched Lethal Injection
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- Lethal injection attempt on death-row inmate Christa Pike failed in Tennessee on Wednesday.
- Governor Bill Lee ordered Pike’s execution delayed until at least next year pending an independent investigation.
- Senator Marsha Blackburn, GOP gubernatorial nominee, called for reinstating the electric chair after the botched execution.
- UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk urged Tennessee not to attempt further executions, calling the failed attempts cruel.
