Christa Pike’s first words from her hospital bed revealed after botched execution, as aunt says family was told she was brain dead

The convicted murderer who survived two doses of a lethal injection during a botched execution in Tennessee last week is now conscious and speaking.

Christa Pike, 50, woke up Tuesday and has no memory of the execution attempt, Dr Joel Zivot, an anesthesiologist and intensive care physician who is advising her lawyers, told the BBC.

Pike was able to recall her name and incorrectly guessed the date, believing it was still the month of September, Zivot said. Pike’s botched execution took place on the evening of September 30.