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Christa Pike, an inmate who survived Tennessee’s botched attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said Tuesday evening. The statement was the first indication that Pike has improved since an ambulance carried her away from a Nashville prison last Wednesday after she survived two doses of pentobarbital as Tennessee officials attempted to put her to death. Although the lethal injection drug failed to end her life, her defense team said the procedure left her arms burned and blistered. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations