Christa Pike now walking after US execution went wrong, lawyer tells BBC
Summary
Christa Pike survived a failed execution by lethal injection in Tennessee and is now able to walk in the hospital, though she remains mentally confused and physically injured. Her lawyers are seeking psychological support for her and asking state officials to reconsider her death sentence.Key Facts
- Christa Pike was sentenced to death for a 1995 murder committed with her then-boyfriend.
- On September 30, she survived two lethal injections during a scheduled execution in Tennessee.
- Pike is the only known person to have survived a lethal injection execution attempt.
- After the failed execution, Pike was taken to hospital in critical condition but is now walking slowly in her room.
- Her lawyers say she has injuries to her arms and is mentally "foggy," losing her train of thought often.
- A court ordered Tennessee to preserve evidence related to the failed execution for possible future lawsuits.
- Pike’s legal team opposes repeating the same execution method and asks the governor to change her sentence to life imprisonment.
- Tennessee politicians have discussed using other execution methods, including the electric chair.
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