Christa Pike’s lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution
Doctors say Pike remains unconscious on a ventilator as they work to remove the barbiturate dose after Tennessee’s second failed execution this year.
- On Sunday, Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell said Christa Pike remains unconscious on a ventilator at a Tennessee hospital, four days after a failed execution attempt on Wednesday night.
- Pike, now 50, was 18 when she and her boyfriend tortured and killed classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995, becoming one of the youngest women sent to death row in Tennessee.
- Tennessee prison officials administered two doses of pentobarbital on Wednesday night; lawyers said the caustic drugs left Pike with burned and blistered arms.
- When asked on CNN's 'State of the Union' if Pike regained consciousness, Ferrell replied, 'Not that I am aware of.' Pike gave someone medical power of attorney protecting her privacy.
- A spokeswoman for the defense team said early Sunday, 'We appreciate all respect for Christa's rightful privacy.' Doctors continue attempting to remove the massive barbiturate dose from her system.
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Christa Pike ‘may not fully recover’ after botched execution: attorney
Christa Pike, 50, whose attempted execution on Wednesday left her snoring, then unconscious – but ultimately alive – has not come since the administration of the two rounds of lethal injections, of which she’s the first person to survive, lawyers said.
<p>What will happen to Krista Pike after the failed execution is still unknown - the lawyer told about her condition Convicted for execution Krista Pike is on ventilator after two unsuccessful injections. Doctors do not predict her recovery and consequences.</p>
Miami, U.S.A., Oct. 4 (EFE).- Inmate Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injection attempts last Wednesday, remains in critical condition and connected to a respirator in a Tennessee hospital, her lawyer reported this Sunday. Stephen Ferrell, counsel for the woman who was sentenced to death for her participation [...] The entry Christa Pike is still hospitalized in critical condition after failing her execution in Tennessee was first published…
Krista Pike remains in critical condition and may “never recover” after a failed execution attempt in Tennessee. Her lawyer, Stephen Ferrell, said this during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” He also noted that the 50-year-old Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator. “If she recovers, she may not fully recover.” “We don’t really know her prognosis yet, and it could be several days before we know,” her lawyer said, adding that…
Christa Pike's lawyer, the convict who survived two lethal injections in the United States, gave news this Sunday. She is still in a critical state and under respiratory assistance. "We don't really know her vital prognosis yet and we may not know her for several days," said Stephen Ferrell. - United States: Christa Pike still in a critical state after her failed execution, her life-threatening unknown (International).
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