American Death Row Prisoner Survived Execution Attempt, Lawyer Says

American death row prisoner Christa Pike was taken to hospital after an attempt to execute her failed, according to her lawyer.

The lawyer said Pike survived despite being injected with two doses of lethal substances intended to carry out her death sentence.

The account attributed the hospital transfer to the failed execution attempt but did not describe Pike’s condition after she was admitted.

No date or location for the alleged attempt was provided in the account, which also did not identify the substances administered.