Christa Pike woke asking 'where am I?' after surviving execution, lawyer says
Death row inmate Christa Pike has regained consciousness after surviving a botched lethal injection attempt in Tennessee. Her lawyers report she is confused and suffering from physical injuries, prompting a judge to order the preservation of all execution-related evidence.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing ethical and legal debates surrounding the death penalty and the reliability of lethal injection protocols in the United States.
Death row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection last week. ( Reuters: Dipti Vaidya )
Christa Pike awoke "angry and confused" in a hospital this week, with her first words being: "Where am I?"
The 50-year-old convicted killer survived a botched execution after receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital a week ago.
A US judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to preserve all evidence related to the botched execution.
Link copied Share Share article Lawyers for convicted killer Christa Pike say she has woken up "angry and confused", with her first words being, "Where am I?"
The 50-year-old was rushed to hospital last week after being injected with two lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital , inside the death chamber at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee.
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