Tennessee governor halts executions after second botched lethal injection attempt this year – US politics live

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has halted all remaining state executions for the rest of the year. This decision follows a botched attempt to put Christa Gail Pike to death on Wednesday for a 1995 murder. Pike survived after officials administered two doses of a lethal injection and was subsequently taken to a hospital. This incident marks the second failed lethal injection attempt in the state this year, leading to the immediate suspension of further executions.
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