Christa Pike speaks of her pain after her botched execution

In a statement released on October 30 from the prison infirmary where she is incarcerated at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, Pike expresses her physical and psychological pain.

"My body hurts, my arms hurt, my hands hurt, my throat hurts," she states. "There hasn't been a moment where I haven't felt pain."

Pike adds that she has been in isolation in the prison's medical unit since waking up in the hospital after the botched execution, and that this is causing her "severe psychological damage and trauma."

She has also filed a motion with the court to avoid being transferred to the unit where she was previously incarcerated due to its history of violence. Pike fears being seriously injured there given her current condition.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has ordered an independent investigation and a suspension of executions in the state following this unprecedented failure.