US convict Christa Pike recounts ordeal after botched execution attempt

Christa Gail Pike as seen in a picture provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction. Jan. 12, 2023. Christa Pike, the US death row inmate who survived an attempted execution by lethal injection last month, has issued her first public statement, saying her body is hurting from the botched execution.The 50-year-old, who would have become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years, made the remarks in a statement issued by her legal team, NCB reported.Also Read: Christa Pike makes ‘remarkable’ recovery from 'death' after failed US botched execution“Since that night, I haven’t had a single moment without pain. My body, arms, hands and throat all hurt, and I continue to struggle to speak. The suffering, however, goes beyond the physical. It also affects my mind and soul,” the statement quoted her as saying.“I am recovering and know that I am getting stronger. But healing does not mean that I am okay,” she added.Pike recalled the day of her scheduled execution, saying she entered the death chamber “at peace and prepared to die”, and criticised authorities for their “incompetence."“I had never imagined a life beyond that night. I am deeply hurt by the incompetence ...