Death penalty in the US: awake after a botched execution, Christa Pike reignites the lethal injection debate
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United StatesThe United States takes a stance on legal grounds: the American press is following the controversy opened by the botched execution of Christa Pike, between preservation of evidence and appeals of other convicts.
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BelgiumBrussels recalls the story of the "unprecedented fiasco": the Belgian press tells the story of Christa Pike's awakening through the words of her lawyer and the renewed debate on the death penalty.
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Relies on defense
the account of Pike's condition is based on statements from his lawyer, with no other medical or official source cited.
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BelgiumRelies on the lawyer
the awakening story is based on the defense statement, quoted verbatim by the two titles.
Reduced role of the victim
Colleen Slemmer only appears in one sentence recalling the facts.