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An American female death row inmate, sentenced to death for a murder committed 31 years ago, has survived after being administered lethal injections twice during her execution process.
Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for murder in 1995, survived after receiving execution drugs twice on September 30 at a prison in Nashville, Tennessee, and was subsequently transported to a hospital.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee stated in a release that he has ordered a comprehensive third-party investigation to determine the facts and announced that he will suspend additional executions scheduled for this year.
(Reported by Yang Hyun-yi | Video by Lee Eui-sun | Graphics by Lee Su-min | Produced by SBS Digital News)
Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for murder in 1995, survived after receiving execution drugs twice on September 30 at a prison in Nashville, Tennessee, and was subsequently transported to a hospital.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee stated in a release that he has ordered a comprehensive third-party investigation to determine the facts and announced that he will suspend additional executions scheduled for this year.
(Reported by Yang Hyun-yi | Video by Lee Eui-sun | Graphics by Lee Su-min | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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