In brief
Christa Pike, 50, was scheduled to be executed in Tennessee after being convicted of the 1996 murder of a teenage classmate. A stay of execution was granted by a court just before her lethal injection was due on Wednesday. The decision comes after years of legal battles and appeals by Pike defense team. Authorities said new evidence and procedural concerns prompted the temporary halt. The case remains under close scrutiny as the state considers its next move.
Tennessee inmate Christa Pike has been given a stay of execution shortly before she was scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Wednesday.
Pike, 50, has been awaiting execution since she was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.
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