https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/capital-punishment/ The latest Flip News stories on capital-punishment. en-GB Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:59:15 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-critical-condition-commutation-call/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/christa-pike-critical-condition-commutation-call/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Christa Pike remains in critical condition at a Nashville hospital more than 28 hours after surviving two doses of lethal-injection drugs; her lawyers call it "chemical torture" and demand Governor Bill Lee commute her sentence immediately. Sarah Whitfield christa-pike tennessee death-penalty botched-execution capital-punishment Reuters