US execution survivor Christa Pike discharged from hospital
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 21:24 · Archive
Death row inmate Christa Pike has been released from hospital and returned to prison following a botched lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee on 30 September.
Death row inmate Christa Pike survived a botched execution attempt in Tennessee on 30 September. Two lethal injections failed to kill her at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, leaving her with severe arm injuries. She was taken to a Nashville hospital unconscious and in critical condition.
Pike, 50, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, has now been discharged from hospital and returned to the Debra K Johnson Rehabilitation Center, where she has been housed for more than 30 years. Her lawyers say she awoke 'angry and confused' with a long recuperation ahead. They had previously believed she could be brain-dead.
A Tennessee judge this week ordered state officials to preserve all evidence related to the failed execution. One of Pike's lawyers called this the 'first of many steps to preserve and enforce her constitutional rights.' Governor Bill Lee has suspended all executions for the remainder of the year while investigators examine Pike's case and a similar failure involving Tony Carruthers in May, when prison officials were unable to set up intravenous lines.
How it is being reported
- US execution survivor out of hospital, back in jailChrista Pike was said to be "angry and confused" when she awoke in hospital after a botched attempt to kill her by lethal injection.The West Australian · 10 Oct, 21:00
- US execution survivor out of hospital, back in jailChrista Pike was said to be "angry and confused" when she awoke in hospital after a botched attempt to kill her by lethal injection.Perth Now · 10 Oct, 21:00
In this story: Christa Pike · Bill Lee · Tony Carruthers · Tennessee · Riverbend Maximum Security Institution · Debra K Johnson Rehabilitation Center
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