# ‘It was torturous,’ Christa Pike’s lawyer says after failed Tennessee execution

https://mins.news/en/video/82760

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-02 01:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIVELnZ156g

> Christa Pike remained in critical condition Thursday while receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said. The failed execution the previous day led Tennessee’s governor to halt executions for the rest of the year and order an independent review.

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