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Christa Pike 'angry and confused' after waking from botched execution, says lawyer – video
Lawyers for Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injections, gave updates on her condition, saying she is severely unwell, and ‘angry and confused about everything right now’. Following a court hearing on Wednesday, a judge ordered Tennessee officials to preserve all evidence from the botched execu
What the coverage shows
Most outlets focus on the lawyer’s account of Christa Pike’s condition after the botched execution, with the Guardian, BBC, Channel 4 and PBS all highlighting that she is “angry and confused” or now walking. The Washington Post is the only one to foreground the lawyer’s accusation of Tennessee “secrecy” and the judge’s order to preserve evidence, while the New York Times shifts the emphasis to the legal and ethical questions raised by the failed execution. Vox is alone in using the case to frame a broader discussion of the death penalty.
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