Emergency call recordings released to US media have highlighted delays in reaching Christa Pike after a botched execution in the United States.
The recordings, obtained by the Associated Press, consist of calls made to emergency services during the incident. They indicate that responders did not reach Pike immediately after the execution went wrong.
The release of the calls provides new detail about the emergency response surrounding the execution. The material focuses on the time taken for emergency services to reach Pike, although the supplied information does not give further details about the cause of the delay or the eventual outcome.
No additional information about the execution, the location or the timing of the incident is provided in the available material. The emergency call recordings are now being reviewed and reported by US media.
