US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say
US death row inmate Christa Pike is “conscious and speaking” after surviving a failed execution attempt last week, her lawyers say. Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, her attorneys said in a statement on Tuesday. Pike, who was sentenced to death after murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995, survived two [...] The post US death row inmate Christa Pike…
Christa Pike, a 50-year-old death row inmate, is reportedly conscious and speaking after surviving a failed execution attempt in Tennessee last week. Her lawyers have described her progress as "medically unprecedented," as she is believed to be the only person to recover from a lethal injection. Pike was sentenced to death in 1995 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer in 1995 and survived two failed lethal injections.
She is now receiving critical medical care and is expected to face a long recovery. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has suspended all executions for the remainder of the year, and the state's prisons chief plans to resign. Pike's lawyers are scheduled to appear in court in Nashville on Wednesday and will hold a news conference outside the courthouse.
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