Christa Pike describes pain in first public statement since botched execution

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Christa Pike, who survived lethal injections in Tennessee last month, broke her silence on the botched execution.

In a public statement released by her attorneys on Friday, Pike said she is recovering but noted that “healing is not the same as being okay.” Her comments come exactly one month after the execution attempt.

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