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A surprising case has come to light from the US state of Tennessee, which has attracted the attention of media around the world. 50-year-old death row inmate miraculously survived despite being given lethal injection Christa Pike has now been discharged from the hospital and has been sent back to jail. After this rare incident came to light, a heated debate has once again erupted in America regarding the morality, safety and methods of death penalty.
How Christa Pike survived after lethal injection
This entire incident happened last week on September 30, when two doses of a deadly poisonous drug called ‘Pentobarbital’ were given to give death sentence to Christa Pike. This dose is generally considered sufficient to kill any human being, but surprisingly it did not kill him. After this, she was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where she regained consciousness. However, his lawyers say that his mental state is still a bit confused after this incident.
According to data from the ‘Death Penalty Information Center’ (DPIC), Christa Pike is the only prisoner in American history to survive even after being given a lethal injection. His lawyers said that after being discharged from the local hospital, he was returned to ‘Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Centre, where he has been confined for the last 30 years. Now his medical care will continue inside the jail.
Who is Christa Pike and why was she given the death penalty?
Christa Pike was sentenced to death in a murder case in Tennessee when she was just 18 years old. She, along with her boyfriend, had brutally beaten 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer to death in a job training camp, after which the court awarded them the death penalty.
Heated political and moral debate regarding death penalty in America
After this unsuccessful hanging, the demand for abolition of death penalty has once again started gaining momentum in America. Pike’s lawyers have appealed to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute his sentence to life in prison. The Governor has currently banned all types of death sentences in the state, so that a fair and independent investigation can be conducted into this entire matter. Meanwhile, Vatican and human rights organizations are also coming out openly in opposition to such punishments, due to which this issue has become a topic of discussion at the international level as well.