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Mother of Christa Pike's Victim Speaks After Botched Execution
Christa Pike's victim's mother says she's conscious and talking after failed execution attempt.
In brief
Christa Pike's victim's mother says she's conscious and talking after failed execution attempt. Christa Pike's victim's mother says she's conscious and talking in hospital after botched execution attempt. Originally reported by LADbible.
Mother of victim speaks
May Martinez says Christa Pike survived the execution attempt after two doses of pentobarbital.
Pike in hospital
Christa Pike is conscious and talking in hospital after botched execution on 30 September.
Martinez on Pike's survival
Martinez felt Pike would survive despite being the first person to live after drug injection.
Martinez's reaction
Martinez called the execution attempt a mess and said the governor and attorney general f****d up.
Pike's condition
Pike's attorneys say she's still handcuffed but has severe arm damage and an unclear prognosis.
What happens next
Experts say Pike may have brain damage making a second execution difficult.
What to remember
Christa Pike's victim's mother says she's conscious and talking in hospital after botched execution attempt.
