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Christa Pike is "conscious and speaking" and expected to make a recovery, nearly a week after her failed execution, her attorneys have said. They added that at this time, Pike's future remains uncertain.

In court earlier on Wednesday, Pike's lawyers secured a legal win by convincing a judge to order the state to preserve the broadest amount of evidence possible from the US death row inmate's botched execution.

The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue breaks down the recent events in court and what comes next for Christa Pike.

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