US death row inmate conscious, speaking after failed execution — Report
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking six days after surviving a botched lethal injection, her lawyers have confirmed. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-death-row-inmate-conscious-speaking-after-failed-execution-report/
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking six days after surviving a failed execution, according to CNN. Pike's lawyers announced the update in a statement on Tuesday, revealing she is currently receiving critical medical care in the hospital. Despite suffering severe arm damage, Pike remains handcuffed and shackled to her bed.
Her prognosis remains uncertain, but her attorneys expect a lengthy recovery process. Pike was originally scheduled to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years, for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. The execution attempt on October 1 failed after executioners struggled for over an hour to establish intravenous access for the lethal drug.
Tennessee prison chief who oversaw the failed execution has resigned, and Governor Bill Lee has halted the state's next scheduled execution to conduct an independent review of the incident.
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