Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
- US murderer Christa Pike remains critically ill in hospital and her prognosis is still unclear following her failed execution, her lawyer has said on Sunday.
- Speaking to CNN on Sunday morning, Pike's lawyer Stephen Ferrell said doctors were still trying to clear two doses of pentobarbital from her body.
- Pike, 50, was sentenced to death following her conviction for murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
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- US murderer Christa Pike remains critically ill in hospital and her prognosis is still unclear following her failed execution, her lawyer has said on Sunday.
- Speaking to CNN on Sunday morning, Pike's lawyer Stephen Ferrell said doctors were still trying to clear two doses of pentobarbital from her body.
- Pike, 50, was sentenced to death following her conviction for murdering Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
Sources: BBC News