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Christa Pike discharged from hospital and returned to prison, lawyers say
Overview
US death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from hospital and returned to prison after surviving a botched execution attempt via lethal injection last month. Her lawyers confirmed she is continuing to receive medical care at the facility.
Key points
- Christa Pike was discharged from hospital and returned to prison following her botched execution.
- Her lawyers confirmed she continues to receive medical care at the prison.
- Pike survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital on 30 September, which initially left her in a critical condition.
- She regained consciousness and began speaking earlier in the week, entering uncharted legal and medical territory as the only known survivor of a lethal injection execution attempt.
- Pike was originally sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer.