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Christa Pike's failed execution reignites debate over death penalty

The convicted murderer was rushed to hospital after being heard snoring inside the execution chamber

The Independent UK · Oct 1

Met Police 'resisting' full inquest into fatal shooting of Chris Kaba by firearms officer, say his family

A pre-inquest review is hearing legal submissions on whether a full inquest should be held in to Chris Kaba’s death

Evening Standard · Oct 1

Chris Kaba shooting: Family demands answers as Met Police 'resist' inquest

The 24-year-old was shot in the head by a police marksman following a police chase

The Independent UK · Oct 1

Convicted killer Christa Pike in ‘critical condition’ after two lethal injections fail to kill her

Christa Pike, who has been on death row in Tennessee for more than 30 years for torturing and murdering a classmate, was on Wednesday set to be executed, but the lethal injections meant to kill her failed. Pike was then transported to a medical facility, where her attorney says she…

France 24 · Oct 1

Houston Mother Allegedly Kills Daughter, 4, After Losing Custody, Then Shoots Herself, Police Say

Police allege a Houston mother killed her four-year-old daughter after a custody hearing and then shot herself. The woman survived and is expected to face investigation.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

When Is Christa Pike's Execution? Tennessee Fails to Complete Lethal Injection After Supreme Court Ruling

The US Supreme Court has overturned a last-minute stay, allowing Tennessee to proceed with Christa Pike's execution, which would make her the state's first executed woman in more than 200 years.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assault

A Venezuelan delivery driver shot by an ICE agent in Texas has been ordered to remain jailed on charges of assaulting an officer

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Gunman admits killing teen in Bar Beach car park, but says shooting not intentional

The 23-year-old pleaded not guilty to murder in court on Wednesday.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 30

Christa Pike’s Tennessee execution halted an hour before lethal injection; would have been first woman put to death in 200 years

Christa Pike's execution was halted on Wednesday, an hour before she was due to receive a lethal injection in Tennessee, after a federal appeals court agreed to review whether evidence of her childhood sexual abuse had been properly considered when she was sentenced to death.

The Times of India · Sep 30

Christa Pike’s execution halted by appeals court an hour before it was set to take place

Pike, now 50, was scheduled to be executed Wednesday morning by lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville

The Independent UK · Sep 30