Christa Pike Conscious and Speaking After Botched Execution, Attorneys Say
Pike was critically injured and temporarily placed on a ventilator following the execution attempt.
US Politics • 2 hours ago
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking nearly a week after a botched execution attempt left her critically injured and temporarily on a ventilator, her attorneys announced Tuesday.
Pike was scheduled to be executed on Sept. 20, but the process was halted when officials were unable to establish an intravenous line. She was subsequently placed on a ventilator, according to her legal team. The incident occurred in Alabama.
Further details regarding Pike's current condition and the status of any future execution proceedings were not immediately available.