Christa Pike, 50, remained unconscious and on a ventilator four days after two doses of pentobarbital failed to execute her at Tennessee’s Riverbend Maximum Security Institution on Wednesday, according to her attorneys and media witnesses cited by the Associated Press. The lethal drug used in the botched procedure has a documented history in multiple states … Read more
Christa Pike remains hospitalized on a ventilator following failed execution Convicted murderer Christa Pike, 50, remains in critical condition and on a ventilator four days after a failed execution attempt in Tennessee, according to her lawyer, Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell. While the state has released little information, Ferrell told CNN that doctors are working … Read more
A New Zealand Police officer who was critically injured by a fleeing vehicle while laying road spikes near Palmerston North on August 22 is now walking and talking, according to a police update. The officer, a December 2024 Police College graduate and young father, was struck at approximately 2 a.m. on Kairanga Bunnythorpe Rd, thrown … Read more
Three people were found dead inside a residential property on Cambridge Terrace in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, following a police response at approximately 6.40pm on Thursday. Detective Inspector Karen Bright confirmed that officers located one person deceased at the scene and subsequently discovered two additional bodies inside the home. Police and emergency services, including St John … Read more
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has halted all remaining executions for the rest of the year after state officials failed to put 50-year-old Christa Pike to death on Wednesday. Despite the administration of two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital, Pike remained alive and was transported by ambulance from the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville … Read more
A coroner has found that a rare umbilical cord condition leading to the death of a newborn baby at Rotorua Hospital in November 2019 was missed on successive occasions by medical staff, who also failed to discuss the associated risks with the infant’s mother. Coroner’s Findings on the Death of Sage William Mana Lewis Sage … Read more
Kelly Anne Jamieson, a lawyer with 20 years of practice, was censured and ordered to pay more than $9000 in costs by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal after fabricating a fake obituary to justify bereavement leave. Jamieson took time off after discovering her estranged family had concealed her sister-in-law’s death for two years, according … Read more
Multiple headstones have been damaged at the Australian Islamic Cemetery in Narellan, southwest of Sydney, prompting NSW Police to open an investigation into the vandalism. Community leaders have condemned the attack on the graves, linking the incident to escalating Islamophobic rhetoric and social warfare across Australia. NSW Police Investigate Headstone Damage at Narellan Cemetery NSW … Read more
Fiji Police have identified six persons of interest following the disappearance of 40kg of cocaine bars stored inside the Suva High Court evidence room, according to Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu. The missing narcotics, consisting of 39 cocaine bars with an estimated street value of US$14 million, were originally seized in 2019 during investigations tied to … Read more
A 40-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of brass memorial plaques valued at more than $2,000 from central Christchurch, according to Police. The thefts, which targeted sites including Latimer Square and the Bridge of Remembrance, took place overnight between Tuesday, August 11, and Wednesday, August 12, according to Superintendent … Read more