911 calls show delay in emergency response after Christa Pike's botched execution
Released 911 calls show emergency help was delayed after Christa Pike's botched execution, and she is now back in prison after a hospital stay, her lawyer said.
Recordings of 911 calls made after Christa Pike's botched execution show a delay in getting emergency help to her. CBS News reports it took about half an hour after the first call for prison officials to confirm the emergency was real. The BBC, citing calls obtained by the Associated Press, also reports that emergency services were delayed in reaching Pike.
ABC News reports that one of Pike's attorneys called 911. According to audio of the call, the attorney said Pike was "still alive and breathing, and needs immediate life-saving care."
Pike has since been released from the hospital and is back in prison, her lawyer said, according to CBS News. CBS's headline says she is able to talk.
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- CBS NewsChrista Pike back in prison and able to talk after botched executionMon, Oct 12, 1:40 PM EDT
- ABC News911 calls released in Christa Pike's botched executionMon, Oct 12, 6:20 PM EDT
- CBS News911 calls following Christa Pike's botched execution releasedMon, Oct 12, 7:01 PM EDT
- BBC NewsEmergency calls from botched Christa Pike execution released to US mediaTue, Oct 13, 3:49 AM EDT
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- Mon, Oct 12, 6:25 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Christa Pike returned to prison after hospital stay following failed execution