US death row inmate Christa Pike discharged from hospital after botched execution

Nashville, Oct 10 (UNI) US death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from hospital and returned to the Tennessee prison where she has spent the past 30 years, following a failed execution attempt last month, her lawyers said on Saturday. The 50-year-old was left in a critical condition after surviving two injections of the lethal drug pentobarbital on 30 September. She regained consciousness and began speaking earlier this week, surprising medical staff, execution experts and her legal team. "She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances," her lawyers said…