Execution staff warned IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt
Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or "blown," before she was injected with the lethal drug, her attorney wrote in a court document filed Thursday.
TL;DR
- Tennessee execution team had difficulty establishing working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms.
- There were warnings that some of her veins may have ruptured or "blown" before the lethal drug injection.
- These details were included in a court document filed by Pike's attorney.