Pike 'angry and confused' after surviving execution
Christa Pike, a death row inmate in Tennessee, has regained consciousness after a failed lethal injection attempt. Her legal team is seeking to preserve evidence as she faces a difficult recovery and ongoing legal proceedings.
Why it matters
This rare case of a failed execution raises significant ethical and legal questions regarding the death penalty and state-sanctioned medical procedures.
Christa Pike is "angry and confused" after regaining consciousness almost six days after Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her, one of her lawyers has said.
Randy Spivey was speaking after a judge told the state to preserve evidence related to the case.
Pike, aged 50, survived after executioners tried to give her two lethal doses of pentobarbital on 30 September.
She was sentenced to death for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer.
"She is angry and confused about everything right now. She is very aware of what they did to her up to a point," Mr Spivey said during a news conference.
"I do not have an explanation for what happened between Monday night and Tuesday morning but I do know she has a long road to recovery," he added.
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