Tennessee Prisoner Christa Pike Requests All-Female Execution Team
Christa Pike has asked for an all-female team to carry out her execution in the US state of Tennessee, citing sexual abuse she suffered as a child.
The request comes two days before her scheduled execution on September 30. Pike wants women to take responsibility for carrying out the sentence.
Her appeal links the unusual request to her history of childhood abuse, raising the issue of who will be present and involved in her final moments.
If the execution goes ahead as scheduled, Pike will become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years.
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