Christa Pike discharged from hospital and returned to prison, her lawyers say

Christa Pike, the 50‑year‑old inmate whose execution attempt ended in failure, has been discharged from hospital and returned to prison, her lawyers said on Saturday. Pike survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital administered on 30 September, an episode that left her in critical condition. Earlier this week she regained consciousness and began to speak, a development that stunned medical experts, prison staff and her legal team. Her case now occupies uncharted legal ground; Pike is believed to be the only individual to have survived an execution attempt by lethal injection. At age 18, Pike and her then‑boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, beat, tortured and killed 19‑year‑old Slemmer, whom they had met at a job‑training camp for low‑income youth. She has spent the past three decades incarcerated. She continues to receive medical attention while confined. Read the full story at BBC News →