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Christa Pike discharged from hospital, returned to prison after botched execution

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Christa Pike, a 50-year-old inmate sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, was released from the hospital on October 10 and returned to the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Centre in Nashville, where she will continue receiving medical care. On September 30, she was given two doses of pentobarbital, the drug used for lethal injections in Tennessee, but neither dose killed her. Pike was admitted to the hospital in critical condition, with burns and blisters on her arms, and remained unconscious and on a ventilator for the first days. Her lawyers describe her survival as “medically unprecedented” and say she still struggles with arm injuries and memory problems. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, she awoke “angry and confused” in the hospital. Her attorneys are urging Governor Bill Lee to commute her death sentence to life without parole. Pike was scheduled to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Meanwhile, Jamaal Howard was executed in the state on September 30 using the same drug. Whether the state will attempt another execution remains unclear. The vague, redacted execution protocol in Tennessee has drawn scrutiny following the incident, The New York Times reports.

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Publication timeline

  1. · Newsweek (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike: Doctor Explains Fundamental Flaw in Lethal Executions. An ex-surgeon says Christa Pike’s survival of pentobarbital in Tennessee’s failed execution highlights a fundamental flaw.

  2. · The Mirror (outlet profile)

    'I executed 62 people like Christa Pike - I remember all of them and lethal injection was the worst of all'. As Christa Pike survives a botched lethal injection and Jamaal Howard is executed using the same drug, a chill…

  3. · The Mirror (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike has handcuffs removed but remains shackled after surviving execution. Christa Pike's handcuffs have been removed as she recovers in hospital treatment following a failed execution attempt in Tennessee last…

  4. · The New York Times (outlet profile)

    A Vague, Redacted Execution Protocol in Tennessee Draws Scrutiny. The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike’s failed execution.

  5. · Clarín (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike, que sobrevivió a un intento de ejecución en Tennessee, recibe el alta hospitalaria. Una mujer que enfrentó un intento fallido de ejecución en Tennessee ha sido dada de alta tras su hospitalización. El inci…

  6. · G1 (outlet profile)

    Mulher que sobreviveu a duas doses de injeção letal recebe alta hospitalar e volta à prisão nos EUA. Christa Pike é a única pessoa de que se tem notícia a ter sobrevivido a uma tentativa de execução consumada nos EUA. T…

  7. · CBS News (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike released from hospital following botched execution, lawyers say. Christa Pike survived despite being given two doses of a lethal injection.

  8. · NRK (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike skrevet ut fra sykehus. Christa Pike, som ble forsøkt henrettet i USA, er nå skrevet ut fra sykehus, skriver CBS News. Hun sendes nå tilbake til fengsel. Hun skulle henrettes med gift, men overlevde. 50 år…

  9. · BBC News (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike discharged from hospital and returned to prison, her lawyers say. The convicted murderer was left in a critical condition after she survived two lethal injections.

  10. · ABC News (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike released from hospital following botched execution, attorneys say. Christa Pike was released from the hospital and transferred back to prison more than a week after her botched execution, her attorneys said…

  11. · Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt, is discharged from hospital

  12. · New York Post (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike discharged from hospital after botched execution: lawyers. Christa Pike has been discharged from hospital over a week after her botched execution, her lawyers revealed.

  13. · Sveriges Radio Ekot (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike har lämnat sjukhuset. Christa Pike, som överlevde en avrättning i Tennessee i USA förra veckan, har nu fått lämna sjukhuset, rapporterar AP. Hennes advokater skriver i ett uttalande att hon är förd tillbaka…

  14. · Newsweek (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike Released from Hospital After Botched Execution. Pike survived two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital on September 30 as the state sought to execute her for murder.

  15. · La Nación (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike fue dada de alta tras sobrevivir a dos inyecciones letales. La reclusa volvió a prisión y recibe atención médica desde allí; fue condenada a muerte en 1996 por asesinar a su compañera Colleen Slemmer

  16. · ТАСС (outlet profile)

    ABC: пережившую смертную казнь Пайк перевели обратно в тюрьму. Кристу Пайк выписали из больницы спустя менее двух недель после неудачного введения двух доз смертельной инъекции

  17. · La Repubblica (outlet profile)

    Stati Uniti, Christa Pike è stata dimessa dall'ospedale. La 50enne, sopravvissuta al tentativo di esecuzione in Tennessee, è tornata nel carcere femminile dove era stata detenuta per 30 anni

  18. · El País (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike recibe el alta en el hospital y es trasladada de nuevo a prisión. Los abogados afirman en un comunicado que su clienta, que sobrevivió a una ejecución en Tennessee, seguirá recibiendo cuidados médicos en la…

  19. · The New York Times (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Surviving Execution Attempt. Ms. Pike, 50 and convicted of the 1995 murder of a classmate, survived two doses of the drug pentobarbital late last month.

  20. · La Vanguardia (outlet profile)

    La mujer que sobrevivió a su ejecución con inyección letal recibe el alta hospitalaria. Sobrevivió a dos dosis de pentobarbital cuando el Estado intentó ejecutarla mediante inyección letal el 30 de septiembre

  21. · RTÉ News (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike moved back to prison after failed execution. Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, according to a statement released by her lawyer…

  22. · DR Nyheder (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike er blevet udskrevet og sendt tilbage til fængsel efter mislykket henrettelse

  23. · The Mirror (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike discharged from hospital and taken back to prison after botched execution. Christa Pike has been taken back to the prison where she spent 30 years on death row after two botched lethal injections left her h…

  24. · Telegraf (outlet profile)

    Čudesan oporavak posle neuspelog pogubljenja: Krista Pajk otpuštena iz bolnice. Američka zatvorenica osuđena na smrt Krista Pajk otpuštena je iz bolnice nakon neuspelog pokušaja pogubljenja krajem prošlog meseca, saopšt…

  25. · Corriere della Sera (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike è stata dimessa dall'ospedale e riportata in carcere, dieci giorni dopo la fallita esecuzione. Il 30 settembre Pike è sopravvissuta a una doppia iniezione letale e portata in un centro medico a Nashville do…

  26. · Exame (outlet profile)

    Condenada que sobreviveu a injeções letais nos EUA retorna à prisão. Americana ainda está em tratamento em unidade prisional no Tennessee; caso é investigado

  27. · Pink (outlet profile)

    Čudesan oporavak posle neuspelog pogubljenja: Krista Pajk otpuštena iz bolnice. Američka zatvorenica osuđena na smrt Krista Pajk otpuštena je iz bolnice nakon neuspelog pokušaja pogubljenja krajem prošlog meseca, saopšt…

  28. · La Tercera (outlet profile)

    Christa Pike fue dada de alta tras sobrevivir a ejecución por inyección letal en Estados Unidos, según sus abogados. La mujer de 50 años permanecía hospitalizada desde el 30 de septiembre, cuando recibió dos dosis de pe…

  29. · Ateo Breaking (outlet profile)

    Кристу Пайк, пережившую смертельную инъекцию в США, выписали из больницы и вернули в тюрьму Адвокаты сообщили, что 50-летняя Пайк продолжает получать медицинскую помощь в заключении. Причиной выживания после двух инъекц…

  30. · Politika (outlet profile)

    Криста Пајк враћена у ћелију после неуспелог погубљења. Ова педесетогодишња осуђеница за убиство враћена је у затвор

Factual core

  • Christa Pike was discharged from hospital and returned to prison.
  • Christa Pike survived a lethal injection execution attempt.
  • A woman who survived an execution attempt was returned to prison in the United States.

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