Tennessee woman taken to hospital after failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection

Christa Pike, a death row inmate in Tennessee, was transported to a hospital following a failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection. Reports indicate that Pike remained breathing and snoring after the administration of the lethal substances. The execution attempt occurred after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request for a stay of execution on Tuesday.

If the execution had proceeded, Pike would have become the first woman to be put to death by lethal injection in Tennessee in 200 years. Authorities have not provided further details regarding her current condition or the specific circumstances surrounding the failure of the procedure.