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Christa Pike says she is in constant pain a month after failed execution

Tennessee inmate Christa Pike, who survived a lethal injection attempt in September, said in her first public statement that she remains in pain and isolation.

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Christa Pike says she is still in constant pain a month after Tennessee failed to execute her by lethal injection. Her legal team released the statement on Friday, according to the Guardian. It is her first public comment since the attempt.

PBS NewsHour reports she said she entered the execution chamber ready to die peacefully. The New York Times quotes her saying, "My body hurts." The Guardian quotes her saying her arms, hands and throat hurt, that she still struggles to speak, and that "There is pain in my mind and in my soul."

The BBC reports she said she woke up "confused and in pain." ABC News reports she described herself as "recovering." The Guardian says she criticized the "incompetence" behind the attempt and has felt pain constantly since receiving a large dose of the sedative pentobarbital. France 24 reports she thanked the people who saved her life and urged compassion for her victim's family.

CBS News reports she is recovering in isolation in the infirmary at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, where she has been held for decades. NBC News reports two rounds of the drug had entered her body. Fox News dates the attempt to Sept. 30.

Pike was convicted of a 1995 murder. The Guardian reports she still faces the death penalty. Deutsche Welle reports her lawyers want the sentence reduced to life and that the governor has ordered an investigation.

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  1. CBS NewsBotched executions came after changes to state protocolFri, Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT
  2. NBC NewsChrista Pike says there is ‘pain in my mind and in my soul’ one month after failed executionFri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT
  3. The New York Times‘My Body Hurts’: Christa Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched ExecutionFri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT
  4. The New York TimesChrista Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched ExecutionFri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT
  5. BBC NewsUS inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after failed executionFri, Oct 30, 9:28 AM EDT
  6. ABC NewsChrista Pike says she is 'recovering' after botched execution in new statementFri, Oct 30, 9:47 AM EDT
  7. CBS NewsChrista Pike says she's been in pain since surviving botched executionFri, Oct 30, 10:09 AM EDT
  8. The GuardianChrista Pike makes first public comments since failed execution: ‘There is pain in my mind and in my soul’Fri, Oct 30, 10:15 AM EDT
  9. NBC News'There is pain in my mind and in my soul': Christa Pike speaks out after failed executionFri, Oct 30, 10:35 AM EDT
  10. Fox NewsDeath row killer Christa Pike describes waking up after execution she never expected to surviveFri, Oct 30, 10:43 AM EDT
  11. France 24'Deeply hurt': Convicted murderer Christa Pike speaks out after botched executionFri, Oct 30, 11:29 AM EDT
  12. Deutsche WelleTennessee woman Christa Pike describes pain after failed executionFri, Oct 30, 12:51 PM EDT
  13. PBS NewsHourChrista Pike says she feels constant pain in first public statement since failed executionFri, Oct 30, 1:40 PM EDT
  14. Al JazeeraUS execution survivor Christa Pike says she is now in ‘constant pain’Fri, Oct 30, 11:42 PM EDT

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Earlier versions (8)
  1. Fri, Oct 30, 12:55 PM EDT, 9 outlets: Christa Pike says she is in pain a month after failed Tennessee execution
  2. Fri, Oct 30, 11:35 AM EDT, 8 outlets: Christa Pike says she is in constant pain a month after failed execution
  3. Fri, Oct 30, 10:50 AM EDT, 7 outlets: Christa Pike says she is in constant pain a month after failed execution
  4. Fri, Oct 30, 10:25 AM EDT, 6 outlets: Christa Pike says she has been in pain since failed execution
  5. Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM EDT, 5 outlets: Christa Pike, who survived failed execution, says she is recovering
  6. Fri, Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT, 4 outlets: Christa Pike says she woke in pain after failed Tennessee execution
  7. Fri, Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT, 3 outlets: Christa Pike describes pain and isolation after failed Tennessee execution
  8. Fri, Oct 30, 9:10 AM EDT, 2 outlets: Christa Pike speaks a month after Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her