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First execution of a woman in US state of Tennessee for 200 years halted
A US appeal court on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee, less than two hours before she was scheduled to become the first woman that state has put to death in more than 200 years. The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a “short stay of execution” to gi
What the coverage shows
All four outlets converge on the same basic frame: Tennessee was poised to carry out what they describe as its first execution of a woman in roughly 200 years, centered on Christa Pike and her 1995 murder conviction. The Washington Post is the only one to foreground advocates’ claims about childhood abuse, while the AP adds Pike’s age now and at the time of the crime. The Guardian and South China Morning Post are the only outlets here to emphasize that a court halted the execution shortly before it was due to happen.
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