Christa Pike is speaking in complete sentences more than a month after surviving a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, her attorneys said Wednesday.
The 50-year-old convicted killer has also regained some mobility after surviving two doses of a lethal-injection drug on Sept. 30, one of her lawyers told TMZ.
According to reports, Pike can now walk more effectively without assistance, while her speech has improved significantly.
Medical staff continue to closely monitor her cognitive abilities and psychological condition, her legal team said.
Her attorney cautioned that it may take more than a month to determine whether the failed execution caused lasting health effects.
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Pike had been scheduled to become the first woman executed in Tennessee, known as the Volunteer State, in 200 years. Instead, she became the first known prisoner to survive a lethal-injection execution attempt.
Following the botched execution, Pike was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. She was awake and speaking less than a week later.
Her first words after waking at the hospital on Oct. 6 were, “Where am I?” her lawyers previously said.
Pike developed a blood clot in her arm and pneumonia, and she was unable to eat in the aftermath of the failed execution.
She left the hospital on Oct. 10 and was returned to the prison where she has been held for more than 30 years.
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