Christa Pike has been discharged from a Tennessee hospital after she survived a botched execution attempt on death row.
Pike, 50, was sentenced to death on first-degree murder charges and was hospitalized after state officials botched a lethal injection.
Her attorneys said in a statement on Saturday that she has been discharged and returned to Deborah K Johnson Rehabilitation Center, where she had served time for over 30 years before she was scheduled to be put to death.
‘She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances. She is continuing to receive medical care at the prison, and we will continue to track her recovery,’ her attorneys continued.
Pike has been behind bars since 1995 for the beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer.
Her execution was scheduled for September 30, but she woke up after two failed doses of pentobarbital.
Pike’s arms were left burned and blistered after her lawyers said the doses of pentobarbital were injected into her arms and not her veins.
For the first few days of her hospitalization, Pike was unconscious and on a ventilator, her legal team said.
Christa Pike survived a botched execution in Tennessee and was rushed to the hospital, where she has since been discharged
Her first steps on Wednesday were ‘limited,’ and she needed assistance walking on Thursday. She is also regaining mobility in her arms, and she was able to eat for the first time.
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