Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s failed execution after two doses of pentobarbital, with witnesses hearing her breathe and make snoring sounds before she was taken to hospital. Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike -- who is now in the hospital after a botched execution -- was given the all-female lethal injection team she had requested, her attorneys revealed on Thursday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s failed execution after two doses of pentobarbital, with witnesses hearing her breathe and make snoring sounds before she was taken to hospital.S1

• Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike -- who is now in the hospital after a botched execution -- was given the all-female lethal injection team she had requested, her attorneys revealed on Thursday. breitbart.com/">Breitbart.S2