Court filing says Tennessee execution staff failed multiple times to establish IV lines for Christa Pike
Summary
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Thursday 22 October a court filing saying execution staff worried an IV site 'might be blowing' while struggling to insert needles on Christa Pike. A court document says Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms before the attempted execution, the Inquirer and ABC News reported, both headlining that execution staff warned the IV site might have 'blown' during the execution attempt.
Latest: Execution staff warned an IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, a court document saying that Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 22 October
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported a court filing saying execution staff worried an IV site 'might be blowing' while struggling to insert needles on Christa Pike, and a court document saying Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms before the attempted execution.
- 18:32ABC NewsExecution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt
- 17:53The Philadelphia InquirerExecution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt
- 17:42The Philadelphia InquirerExecution staff worried IV site 'might be blowing' while struggling to insert needles on Christa Pike, court filing says