Christa Pike is awake and speaking less than a week after surviving a botched execution attempt, which included two doses of lethal injection drugs, her lawyers said Tuesday.
The convicted murderer, 50, was due to become the first woman put to death in Tennessee in over 200 years on Wednesday last week but instead was rushed to hospital and has been receiving lifesaving care in a critical condition.
She now appears the first person ever to survive an execution in the US.
“Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care,” attorneys for Pike said in a statement.
Here’s the latest on the botched execution of Tennessee murderer Christa Pike:
- Christa Pike remains in heavily guarded hospital room, ‘may not fully recover’ after botched Tennessee execution: attorney
- Tennessee prison chief resigns after Christa Pike’s botched execution
- ‘Satanic’ Christa Pike murder scene still haunts police 31 years later, former chief says: ‘Pure evil’
- Christa Pike’s lawyer calls for death row sentence to be thrown out after ‘tortuous’ failed execution
“Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery.”
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