An execution scheduled in the US state of Tennessee is called off after prison medical staff cannot access a vein needed for lethal injection. RTE reports that the inmate’s planned execution is halted when staff are unable to tap a vein, and officials say the procedure does not proceed. ABC Australia similarly states that Tennessee corrections officials stop the execution following a failed attempt, describing it as a “botched” attempt. Both accounts attribute the disruption to repeated difficulty establishing vascular access, rather than to other factors such as legal intervention or a change in sentencing. The reports agree the decision is made during the execution process, before the lethal drugs can be delivered as planned. Neither source provides details about the inmate’s identity or the timing of any rescheduled execution. The incident highlights issues related to the conduct of lethal injection procedures when medical staff cannot successfully administer drugs through an IV line.