US murderer Christa Pike discharged from hospital 10 days after failed execution
Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison following a failed execution attempt in Tennessee. Legal experts are now questioning whether the state can legally attempt a second execution, as evidence from the botched procedure is being preserved for potential litigation.
Why it matters
The case sets a legal precedent for how states handle failed executions and the potential for civil rights lawsuits regarding 'cruel and unusual punishment'.
US death row inmate Christa Pike/Tennessee Department of Corrections US death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from hospital following her botched execution at the end of last month, her lawyers have said.
The 50-year-old murderer has been returned to the prison where she has spent the last 30 years, according to a statement from her lawyers on Saturday.
She is continuing to receive medical care at the prison.
Pike survived two lethal injections of the drug pentobarbital on 30 September, which left her in a critical condition.
Earlier this week, she regained consciousness and began speaking - stunning experts, medical staff and her lawyers.
"She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances," her lawyers said in their statement.
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