Death row inmate Christa Pike wakes after botched execution

Key points

• Death row inmate Christa Pike has woken up and is speaking almost a week after a botched execution attempt in Tennessee. Her attorney said she is conscious and receiving critical medical care, despite severe damage to her arms.
• Pike, 50, was sentenced to death in 1996 for killing her classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
• Legal experts have questioned whether the state could attempt to execute her again, with some arguing she has satisfied the standard for cruel and unusual punishment.