Christa Pike survives failed execution

US death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after surviving a failed execution attempt in Tennessee.

“US death row inmate Christa Pike is "conscious and speaking" after surviving a failed execution attempt in Tennessee.”

Pike in critical condition

Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed and shackled to the bed in hospital.

Limited memory after attempt

An anaesthesiologist said Pike has some hospital memories but no recall of the execution attempt.

“She has some memories of being in the hospital but no memory, I believe, of the execution attempt”

Pike's incorrect date guess

Pike incorrectly guessed the month as September, believing the execution attempt occurred in September.

“She had made an incorrect guess at the date, believing that the month was still September”

Unprecedented survival

Experts and her legal team say Pike's recovery is unprecedented as she is the only person to survive a lethal injection.

“Pike is the only person for whom some kind of toxin has been injected”

Execution attempt details

Pike survived two lethal injections on 30 September in Tennessee after murdering Colleen Slemmer with her then-boyfriend in 1.

“Pike was sentenced to death after murdering Colleen Slemmer with her then-boyfriend in 1995”

Tennessee suspends executions

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee suspended all executions for the rest of the year after Pike's failed execution attempt.

“Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has suspended all executions for the rest of the year”