Christa Pike, the woman who survived a lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee Wednesday night, is still alive Thursday afternoon, her lawyers said in a news conference.
\n\nNearly 24 hours after the woman was set to be put to death for a murder she committed when she was 18, Pike’s lawyers, Randy Spivey and Stephen Ferrell, spoke to reporters about the incident.
\n\n“I’m haunted by last night,” said Spivey, who was there during the execution attempt.
\n\nPike’s prognosis and current health status are not clear, Spivey said, noting that she is alive but in critical condition and receiving “lifesaving medical care.” Neither lawyer has seen her in the hospital.
\n\nLifesaving care was not administered in the execution chamber when things went wrong Wednesday night, Spivey said, but he said that since curtains were drawn, he could not be sure that was the case. Medical care was administered in an ambulance that was called at 8:50 p.m.
\n\n“Last night was not just inefficient; it was cruel and it was torturous,” Spivey said.
\n\nAt least seven needles were used to administer the lethal injection into Pike’s left arm over the course of an hour, Spivey said, noting that at least one of…
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