Christa Pike moved back to prison after failed execution
Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, according to a statement released by her lawyers.
Christa Pike has been moved back to prison after a failed execution attempt by lethal injection in Tennessee. According to her attorneys, she was discharged from the hospital and returned to the Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, where she was previously housed for 30 years.
Pike, 50, was scheduled to be executed on September 30 for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of her classmate Colleen Slemmer. However, the execution was botched when she appeared to still be breathing after being administered two doses of pentobarbital, and she was rushed to a hospital.
Her attorneys reported that Pike is continuing to receive medical care at the prison and they will track her recovery. They also stated that Pike is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care during the failed execution attempt, as per CityNews and ABC News.
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