Tennessee prisoner awake and speaking after surviving state’s attempt to execute her last Wednesday
Christa Pike’s lawyers are holding a press conference today after revealing last night that their client was “conscious and speaking” following last week’s botched execution attempt in Tennessee.
The 50-year old death row inmate is still receiving critical care in a hospital while “handcuffed and shackled to the bed,” her lawyers said on Tuesday, adding: “Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery.”
