Nashville (Tennessee, USA), 7 Oct. (LaPresse) – Christa Pike, the Tennessee prisoner who survived an attempted execution by the state, is conscious and speaking whilst receiving treatment in hospital. Her lawyers announced this on Tuesday. “Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking and continues to receive essential medical care. Despite the serious injuries to her arms, she remains handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. The prognosis remains uncertain but, at the very least, we anticipate a long road to recovery,” the woman’s lawyers stated in a press release. The lawyers expressed their gratitude to the emergency services and the hospital’s medical team, “who have treated Christa as a human being and provided her with exceptional care”. The statement marked the first sign of an improvement in Pike’s condition since she was taken by ambulance from the Nashville prison last Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Corrections said she could not provide any further information other than to confirm that, as of Tuesday, Pike was still in hospital. Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital administered during the attempt to carry out her death sentence for the 1995 murder — involving beatings and stab wounds — of her classmate Colleen Slemmer. The drug used in the lethal injection did not kill her, but her lawyers reported that it caused burns and blisters on her arms.
US: Christa Pike’s lawyers: “She is conscious and able to speak, but is chained to her bed”
Nashville (Tennessee, USA), 7 Oct. (LaPresse) – Christa Pike, the Tennessee prisoner who survived an attempted execution by the state, is conscious and speaking whilst receiving treatment in hospital. Her lawyers announced this on Tuesday. “Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking and continues to receive essential medical care. Despite the serious injuries to her arms, she remains handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. The prognosis remains uncertain but, at the very least, we anticipate a long road to recovery,” the woman’s lawyers stated in a press release. The lawyers expressed their gratitude to the emergency services and the hospital’s medical team, “who have treated Christa as a human being and provided her with exceptional care”. The statement marked the first sign of an improvement in Pike’s condition since she was taken by ambulance from the Nashville prison last Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Corrections said she could not provide any further information other than to confirm that, as of Tuesday, Pike was still in hospital. Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital administered during the attempt to carry out her death sentence for the 1995 murder — involving beatings and stab wounds — of her classmate Colleen Slemmer. The drug used in the lethal injection did not kill her, but her lawyers reported that it caused burns and blisters on her arms.