Tennessee death row inmate discharged after surviving failed execution

Christa Pike, a 50-year-old woman on death row in Tennessee, left hospital on Saturday after surviving a failed execution ten days earlier. On September 30, prison officials tried to execute her using a drug called pentobarbital, but two doses failed to kill her. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition. During her stay, she regained consciousness and started speaking. By Thursday she could walk with help, but she had difficulty concentrating and remembering things. She has now returned to a women's prison, where she is continuing to receive medical care. Tennessee has not yet decided whether it will try to execute her again. A judge has ordered the state to keep all evidence from the failed procedure. Pike has been in prison for 30 years for a murder she committed in 1995.