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Execution of US woman Christa Pike fails after botched lethal injection

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The high-profile execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike is in disarray after two lethal injections failed to kill her. Witnesses say prison officials administered the drugs but 40 minutes later Pike was still alive.

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