Christa Pike has pneumonia, unable to move arms after botched execution, lawyers say
Attorneys for Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived two doses of a lethal injection during her botched execution last week, shared an update on her health condition.
Christa Pike, a death row inmate, survived a botched execution in Tennessee and is currently hospitalized with pneumonia and severe swelling in her arms. Her attorneys, including Randy Spivey, revealed she has a blood clot, difficulty swallowing, and is unable to move her arms or hands. Pike, 50, was given two doses of a lethal injection drug but survived the procedure and was subsequently hospitalized.
Her legal team requested the preservation of all relevant evidence from the failed execution, arguing that the state's handling of her case amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. Pike is the only person known to have survived an execution attempt in the United States, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
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