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Christa Pike awake and speaking after surviving botched execution – The Latest

Christa Pike, a death row inmate who survived the state of Tennessee’s attempt to execute her last week, is conscious and speaking. The 50-year-old is recovering in hospital after surviving two lethal injections in a case that has shocked many in the US and prompted a debate about the death penalty. She was due to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Michael Safi speaks to the chief reporter for Guardian US, Ed Pilkington – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Trish McHale
11/25/2018 11:04

Tuning in for the first time. I’m a seasoned Guardian reader. Please will you include good news stories from around the world in this podcast? Thanks & good luck with this venture.

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