Lawyers: US death row inmate who survived two lethal doses is awake and talking

Christa Pike, a death row inmate who survived a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, is now conscious and speaking, though her long-term prognosis is uncertain.

Despite sustaining severe injuries, she remains handcuffed and shackled.

Pike's lawyers have requested clemency from Governor Bill Lee, considering her age during the crime, history of abuse, and mental health issues.

The execution's failure has prompted a suspension of capital punishment in the state and the resignation of the prison chief, igniting discussions about the death penalty for young offenders.

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 — The female inmate who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said yesterday.

Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for a murder she committed when she was a teenager, received two supposedly lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital at a Tennessee prison a week ago.

She survived the injections, however, and was rushed to hospital, where she had been unconscious and on a ventilator in critical condition.

Pike’s lawyers said that “against all odds” she was now “conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care.”

“Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed,” they said. “Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery.”

Her lawyers repeated a call for Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute Pike’s sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Lee suspended the carrying out of capital punishment in the southern state following the failed execution pending an independent investigation. The prison chief has resigned.

Pike’s case sparked debate over the death penalty for young offenders, as she was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer at a job training camp in 1995.

The killing gained national attention after Slemmer’s body was found with a pentagram, often seen as a satanic symbol, carved in her chest.

Pike’s lawyers sought clemency citing her age, childhood sexual abuse and mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, which publishes data and analysis on capital punishment in the United States, Pike is the first inmate ever to survive “after being injected with lethal doses of execution drugs.” — AFP

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克丽斯塔·派克是一名死囚，她在田纳西州的一次失败的死刑执行中幸存下来，现在她已经恢复意识并能说话，但她的长期预后尚不确定。

尽管身受重伤，她仍然戴着手铐和脚镣。

考虑到派克犯罪时的年龄、受虐史和精神健康问题，她的律师已请求州长比尔·李对她予以宽恕。

此次死刑执行失败导致该州暂停执行死刑，监狱长辞职，引发了关于对未成年罪犯判处死刑的讨论。

华盛顿，10 月 7 日——上周在美国监狱执行死刑失败后幸存下来的女囚犯目前已经恢复意识并能说话，但她的预后仍然不明朗，她的律师昨天表示。

现年 50 岁的克丽斯塔·派克因十几岁时犯下的谋杀罪被判处死刑，一周前，她在田纳西州的一所监狱接受了两剂据称致命剂量的戊巴比妥钠。

不过，她挺过了注射，并被紧急送往医院，当时她已失去意识，靠呼吸机维持生命，情况危急。

派克的律师表示，尽管“一切迹象都表明她的情况并非如此”，但她现在“意识清醒，能够说话，并且正在继续接受重要的医疗护理”。

“尽管她的手臂严重受伤，但她仍然被铐着手铐和脚镣绑在床上，”他们说。“她的康复情况在医学上是前所未有的。她的预后尚不明确，但至少我们预计她需要很长时间才能康复。”

她的律师再次呼吁田纳西州州长比尔·李将派克的刑期减为终身监禁，不得假释。

在一次死刑执行失败后，李暂停了该州（南部各州）的死刑执行，等待独立调查结果。监狱长已辞职。

派克的案件引发了关于对年轻罪犯判处死刑的辩论，因为 1995 年，18 岁的她和她的男友在职业培训营殴打并杀害了 19 岁的科琳·斯莱默。

斯莱默的尸体被发现时，胸口刻着一个五角星，这通常被视为撒旦的符号，这起谋杀案引起了全国的关注。

派克的律师以她的年龄、童年时期遭受性虐待以及精神健康问题（包括创伤后应激障碍）为由，请求法官给予宽大处理。

据美国死刑信息中心（该中心发布有关美国死刑的数据和分析）称，派克是首位在被注射致命剂量的行刑药物后幸存下来的囚犯。——法新社

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不警告，只逮捕：市长表示，吉隆坡市政局就是这样处理停车拉客者的。