Will Tennessee try to execute Christa Pike again? | BBC News

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Convicted murderer Christa Pike has woken up and begun speaking from her hospital bed almost a week after authorities in the US state of Tennessee botched her execution, her lawyers said. She was sent to hospital after surviving two attempts to execute her via lethal injection for the 1995 murder of a 19-year-old she met at a summer camp for troubled teens. Now her lawyers are asking for answers and for evidence to be preserved. So what happens now? In this video... 0:00 - What condition is she in? 1:52 - How did she survive? 3:47 - What did she do? 4:33 - The victims family 4:55 - What are the lawyers saying? 6:25 - Can Christa Pike sue? 7:10 - Will they try execute her again? 9:17 - What happens now? #ChristaPike #US #BBCNews Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews

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