US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after failed execution
What happened
Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row inmate who survived a failed lethal injection on Sep 30, said in her first public statement that she is in constant pain.
The 50-year-old was given two doses of pentobarbital, left the hospital at the end of last month and is back in prison, according to the BBC.
In the statement, released by her lawyers on Friday, Pike said she still struggles to speak and described pain in her mind and soul as well as her body.
She was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, whom she and her then-boyfriend beat, tortured and killed when she was 18.
Asked about a second attempt, Lee said he expects her sentence to stay as it was unless the courts decide otherwise.
“There hasn't been a moment since that night when I haven't been in pain”
CNA
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- 2026-10-30 13:41 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-10-30 14:45 UTCCopenhagen Post · cphpost.dk ↗
- 2026-10-30 15:13 UTCSCMP via AP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 15:38 UTCMyJoyOnline same text as BBC · myjoyonline.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 16:50 UTCFolha · redir.folha.com.br ↗
- 2026-10-30 21:06 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 03:42 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
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