Breaking: US woman still alive after lethal injection dose, says legal team

Christa Pike's lethal injection execution in Tennessee on Wednesday night resulted in failure after she remained alive following the administration of the drugs, according to her legal team and media witnesses. Witnesses reported that a second dose of pentobarbital was used after the initial dose failed to cause death.

Media witnesses stated they were ordered to leave the prison by officials while Pike was still alive. Her current status remains unknown following the botched procedure, which proceeded after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the execution to move forward.