Christa Pike's botched execution has raised concerns over the use of lethal injection in the US, with many questioning the ethics of the practice.
Christa Pike, 50, was sentenced to death after murdering Colleen Slemmer with her then-boyfriend in 1995. On September 30, she survived two injections of the drug pentobarbital and was taken to hospital in a critical condition. The story was first reported by newsbreak.com.
The incident has raised concerns over the use of lethal injection in the US, with many questioning the ethics of the practice. The Death Penalty Information Center's executive director referred to the failed attempt as 'the worst we've ever seen and unlike any other botched execution in the modern era'.
Source: usnewsedit
