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Execution of US killer Christa Pike halted at last minute
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The execution of Christa Pike, a US woman convicted of murder, was stopped shortly before it was due to be carried out, the BBC reports. Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, had been scheduled to die for the 1995 killing of a fellow student. The last-minute stay has drawn attention on both sides of the Atlantic, with people debating the courts' reasoning and the future of her case.
Why now: A last-minute halt to a scheduled execution is rare breaking news, prompting fresh debate about the death penalty.
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- Supreme Court Allows Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row · The New York Times
- Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted shortly before it was due to happen · BBC
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