{
  "id": 13503633,
  "title": "US inmate who survived failed execution discharged from hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/us-inmate-who-survived-failed-execution-discharged-from-hospital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T19:21:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-inmate-who-survived-failed-execution-discharged-from-hospital/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Christa Pike, a 50-year-old death row inmate from Tennessee, has been released from the hospital and returned to prison following a failed lethal injection attempt. Pike, who had been held at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Centre for 30 years, survived two doses of pentobarbital intended to execute her for the 1995 murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer. She remained unconscious and on a ventilator for several days, prompting fears that she might not survive. Pike's attorneys expressed gratitude to medical staff for her care, and she is currently receiving ongoing treatment at the prison. The incident has raised questions about Tennessee's execution procedures, with Governor Bill Lee postponing another scheduled execution and the prison chief resigning in its aftermath. Pike's survival marks the first known case of someone surviving an execution attempt via lethal injection in the United States.",
  "summary": "A US death row inmate, Christa Pike, who survived a failed lethal injection in Tennessee has been discharged from hospital and returned to prison. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-inmate-who-survived-failed-execution-discharged-from-hospital/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "US inmate who survived failed execution discharged from hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/us-inmate-who-survived-failed-execution-discharged-from-hospital-13504925",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:26:12.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}