Christa Pike Eating And Walking Following Failed Execution Attempt

Pike's lawyers warned uncertainty remains about her physical recovery and her legal standing after the attempt to carry out her death sentence.

We now have an update on Christa Pike who survived an attempted execution attempt in Tennessee last week.

Two doses of pentobarbital were meant to be lethal, but instead, Pike was still alive. The failed attempt left her in critical condition in which she received life-saving medical care.

Now, a week later, Pike has begun walking, talking, and eating again. She is also regaining mobility in her arms. However, her lawyers warned uncertainty remains about her physical recovery and her legal standing after the attempt to carry out her death sentence.

Pike is not the only person to experience a botched execution, but she is the only person known to have survived after being administered lethal injection drugs. The failed attempt has renewed scrutiny of how states carry out the death penalty.