Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support before waking, lawyers say
Summary
Christa Pike, a Tennessee woman who survived a failed lethal injection execution, woke up in a hospital after being nearly taken off life support. The state of Tennessee has paused other death penalty executions, and an investigation is underway into the botched procedure.Key Facts
- Christa Pike was scheduled for execution by lethal injection on September 30.
- She survived after receiving two doses of pentobarbital because the drug may have gone into her arm tissue instead of her veins.
- Pike woke up confused in a Nashville hospital, asking where she was and who people were.
- Her lawyers say she cooperated during the execution attempt and is now working with officials.
- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee ordered a halt to other death penalty executions in the state.
- The state’s top prison official, Frank Strada, announced his resignation following the incident.
- A judge ordered Tennessee to preserve evidence from the execution attempt for legal review.
- Another botched execution happened in Tennessee earlier this year when officials could not find a vein for the lethal injection.
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