Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt, is discharged from the hospital and returns to prison

Christa Pike, the death row inmate who survived her execution last week in the United States, has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison, her lawyers reported on Saturday.

Pike, 50, received two lethal doses of pentobarbital on September 30 that failed to cause her death.

Christa Pike despierta tras una ejecución fallida en Tennessee: está “enojada y confundida”

She was transported to a hospital in critical condition but subsequently regained consciousness. This week, her lawyers noted that she was able to walk, although she was in a "confused" mental state.

"Christa Pike has been discharged from a local hospital and is now at the Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, where she has been held for more than 30 years," her lawyers indicated in a statement released on Saturday.

Pike was sentenced to death in Tennessee for the 1995 murder of a 19-year-old classmate, a crime committed when she was a teenager.

Renuncia director de prisiones de Tennessee tras ejecución fallida de Christa Pike

"She is grateful to the emergency teams and medical staff for the care provided under these extraordinary circumstances," the statement added.

Pike was set to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

Governor Bill Lee has ordered a suspension of executions in his state, which were reinstated in 2025, while an independent investigation into this case is conducted.