Tennessee inmate survives botched lethal injection execution attempt

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row prisoner, survived her own execution on September 30. She is believed to be the first person to survive a lethal injection. Pike, who is 50, received two doses of the drug pentobarbital, but did not die. She was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Within days, she woke up and started speaking. By October 8, she was eating, walking with help, and recovering some movement in her arms. Her arms were badly damaged during the procedure.

A court has ordered that all evidence from the execution must be kept, including needles and medical records. Pike was convicted of murder in 1995. She remains shackled to her hospital bed.