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Recovery marks a dramatic turnaround for Pike, who remains in hospital after a botched execution in TennesseeChrista Pike is “up and walking” in hospital, her lawyer said, just more than a week after she survived two lethal injections during a botched execution in Tennessee.The recovery marks a dramatic turnaround after Pike was declared brain dead on Monday, before waking up and beginning to speak on Tuesday. Her ordeal has shocked many in the US and overseas and galvanized critics of the death penalty. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/08/christa-pike-health-update" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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