Christa Pike's death-penalty physician ‘botched execution months earlier’

The physician who oversaw the failed execution of Christa Pike was also involved in an unsuccessful lethal injection in May.Pike was sentenced to death in the 1990s after being convicted of a murder she carried out as a teenager in a case which has ignited the debate surrounding capital punishment around the world. The 50-year-old survived being injected with two syringes of pentobarbital, a sedative used in high doses for executions, before she was hospitalised in a critical condition.Now, it has emerged the doctor who oversaw Pike’s execution was Dr Mark Fowler, who was also involved in the failed execution of Tony Carruthers in May. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Dr Fowler has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing, and...

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