Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike awake after botched execution

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike awake after botched execution

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, is conscious and speaking in hospital after surviving two doses of pentobarbital during a failed execution attempt. Her attorneys describe her recovery as 'medically unprecedented,' and Tennessee has suspended executions as legal and ethical questions mount over the botched procedure.

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