'Where am I?': Christa Pike's lawyers relay waking moment after failed execution | ABC NEWS

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Lawyers of US death row inmate Christa Pike have described the moment she woke up in hospital after her failed execution by lethal injection. They said Pike was "angry and confused", with her first words being, "Where am I and who are you?" Pike's legal team is again petitioning for her sentence to be commuted as the state of Tennessee decides whether to put her to death for a second time. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/evidence-from-christa-pike-botched-execution-must-be-preserved/107241090 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia

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