Christa Pike, who was sentenced to death for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer, survived two botched execution attempts in a Tennessee prison last week. Recovery marks a dramatic turnaround for Pike, who remains in hospital after a botched execution in TennesseeChrista Pike is “up and walking” in hospital, her lawyer said, just more than a week after she survived two lethal injections during a botched execution in Tennessee.The recovery marks a dramatic turnaround after Pike was declared brain dead on Monday, before waking up and beginning to speak on Tuesday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Christa Pike, who was sentenced to death for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer, survived two botched execution attempts in a Tennessee prison last week.S1

• Recovery marks a dramatic turnaround for Pike, who remains in hospital after a botched execution in TennesseeChrista Pike is “up and walking” in hospital, her lawyer said, just more than a week after she survived two lethal injections during a botched executio...S2

• Death row inmate Christa Pike’s attorneys are shedding new light on her ongoing health struggles following the failed execution. “She has pneumonia. She is not able to swallow yet, so she has not eaten,” her attorney said, adding about her mental state, “She i...S3