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An unexpected turn of events occurred in the case of Christa Pike in the state of Tennessee (USA). The woman sentenced to death could not be executed by lethal injection. This was the first attempt in two centuries for the state to carry out a sentence against a female that ended in failure.
The process was observed by journalists. According to their reports, after the drugs were administered, Pike continued to breathe. Witnesses noted snoring, loud exhalations, and heavy breathing. The curtain was occasionally closed, so those present could only hear the sounds.
Pike's lawyers immediately turned to the federal court with a motion to halt the execution. They cited witness testimony stating: "executors administered the contents of both syringes with lethal injection drugs, and Pike is still alive and snoring" (виконавці ввели вміст обох шприців із препаратами для смертельної ін'єкцію, а Пайк усе ще жива й хропе).
Clergy were called into the room twice. This happened before an ambulance was spotted near the prison, which later drove away. The convict was then transferred from the maximum-security Riverbend prison in Nashville to a medical facility.
Christa Pike was convicted of the murder of a classmate committed 30 years ago. In January 1995, when the woman was 18, she and her 17-year-old boyfriend, along with another accomplice, lured a fellow student from the Job Corps vocational centre in Knoxville to a wooded area. There, the victim, Colleen Slamer, was tortured and killed.
It should be added that in August 2001, Pike was also found guilty of first-degree attempted murder during an attack on another inmate.
Lawyers and human rights advocates are against the execution. They argue this based on the convict's age at the time of the crime, the sexual abuse she suffered in childhood, and the presence of incurable mental disorders.
A 226-page defence petition was published on Monday. It asks the governor to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The document contains facts about neglect of the child and two cases of rape at the ages of 11 and 17. It also mentions diagnoses established during incarceration: bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Tennessee Department of Correction stated that it adhered to all stages of the protocol approved by the Attorney General's office.
"The chemical substance for lethal injection, as prescribed by the protocol, has consistently demonstrated its effectiveness, and the protocol does not provide for any additional procedures other than those carried out this evening. Christa Pike has been transported to a medical facility outside the institution," the official statement reads.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who on Monday denied Pike's clemency petition, announced the suspension of all executions this year. He called for a "comprehensive review by an independent party" of the circumstances of the execution attempt.
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