In her first public remarks since the September incident, Christa Pike detailed the ongoing physical and emotional fallout from her surviving two lethal injections. Her legal team shared the statement on social media on Friday following her late-month discharge from the hospital. The botched execution initially left the 50-year-old inmate in critical condition and continues to cause widespread pain throughout her body.
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Pike continues to suffer from bodily pain and difficulty speaking following the failed le…: Pike continues to suffer from bodily pain and difficulty speaking following the failed lethal injection attempt.
The statement shared by her defense team marks her first public comments since the Septem…: The statement shared by her defense team marks her first public comments since the September incident.
The inmate reported experiencing lasting trauma affecting her arms, throat, mind, and sou…: The inmate reported experiencing lasting trauma affecting her arms, throat, mind, and soul after surviving the procedure.
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US death row inmate Christa Pike has released her first public statement since her botched execution in September.
"There hasn't been a moment since that night when I haven't been in pain," she said in a statement released by her legal team on social media on Friday.
"My body hurts. My arms hurt. My hands hurt. My throat hurts. I still struggle to speak. And the pain isn't just physical. There is pain in my mind and in my soul."
Pike, 50, was discharged from hospital at the end of last month after surviving two lethal injections of the drug pentobarbital, which left her in a critical condition.
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