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Christa Pike conscious after botched execution
Female death row inmate survives failed lethal injection.
In brief
Female death row inmate survives failed lethal injection. Christa Pike, 50, survived a botched execution attempt in Tennessee and is now conscious and speaking after receiving two doses of pentobarbital. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Christa Pike
Christa Pike, now 50, was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.
Botched execution
Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for a murder she committed when she was a teenager, received two supposedly lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital at a Tennessee prison a week ago.
Survival
She survived the injections, however, and was rushed to hospital, where she had been unconscious and on a ventilator in critical condition.
Current status
Pike’s lawyers said Tuesday that 'against all odds' she was now 'conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care.'
“against all odds”
Medical condition
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.
Legal action
Her lawyers repeated a call for Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute Pike’s sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
In short
Christa Pike, 50, survived a botched execution attempt in Tennessee and is now conscious and speaking after receiving two doses of pentobarbital.
