Christa Pike survives botched execution and regains consciousness

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 7 Oct, 07:13 · Archive

Christa Pike survived a failed lethal injection in Tennessee on 30 September and has regained consciousness.

Christa Pike, 50, survived a botched lethal injection in Tennessee on 30 September. She has since regained consciousness and is speaking, with her recovery described as 'medically unprecedented'. Pike is currently on a ventilator.

Her survival has raised questions about what happens next. The Tennessee governor has yet to rule on repeated requests to commute Pike's sentence. The victim's mother has also reacted to news of Pike's recovery and survival of the execution attempt.

How it is being reported

• Christa Pike awake a week after lethal injection as her lawyers seek answersChrista Pike remains shackled to her hospital bed with burned and blistered arms, while Tennessee has suspended executions and its prison chief has resigned.Euronews · 7 Oct, 07:06
• Christa Pike's recovery after botched execution leaves 'questions that have never been asked' as Tennessee governor yet to rule on repeated requests to commute her sentencePike, 50, had to be hooked up to a ventilator after the state of Tennessee failed to kill her through lethal injection on September 30.Daily Mail · 7 Oct, 07:04
• Victim's mum reacts to Christa Pike being 'conscious, speaking' after surviving botched executionChrista Pike's victim's mum has spoken out following the news that Pike is 'conscious, speaking' after surviving the botched execution. Her recovery has been classed as "medically unprecedented"The Mirror · 7 Oct, 06:31

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