US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after failed execution

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee paused all executions for the remainder of the year and ordered an independent review to "determine exactly what occurred".Lee was asked by reporters this week about a potential second execution attempt. "I suspect her sentence will be the same as before unless determined otherwise by the courts," he responded.Speaking about the state's response to what happened to Pike, Mann said: "I find it deeply troubling that, even after what Christa endured, Governor Lee has shown little public willingness to reconsider the death penalty itself, rather than simply the procedures used to carry it out."She added: "What happened to Christa is not an isolated tragedy, nor should this conversation begin and end with her."The Tennessee Department of Correction has not explained why the execution did not go as planned, though it has defended the method it used. It declined comment on Pike's statement when contacted by the BBC.Slemmer's mother, May Martinez, was among those pushing for Pike to be put to death and attended the botched execution, later calling it a "mess". She told a local ABC News affiliate in Florida, where she lives, that she thinks the state owes her an ...