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US inmate Christa Pike recounts pain and disorientation after failed execution
US inmate Christa Pike says she awoke feeling disoriented and experiencing pain after an unsuccessful execution attempt. The attempt to put her to death by lethal injection took place in September. Her remarks are her first public statement since she survived it.
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What to know
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Christa Pike survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in September.
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In her first public statement since the attempt, she described waking with disorientation and pain.
Why it matters
The statement offers Christa Pike’s own account following the failed lethal injection attempt.
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