上周，田纳西州试图通过注射死刑的方式处决克里斯塔·派克，但未能成功。目前她仍在医院接受治疗。
Tennessee tried and failed to execute her by lethal injection last week. She remains hospitalized. Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution attempt last week in Tennessee, is now conscious and speaking, her attorneys said Tuesday afternoon. Tennessee officials attempted to execute Pike by lethal injection on Wednesday.
派克的律师周二下午表示，这位50岁的女子在经历这次失败的处决后，现已恢复意识并能正常说话。几十年前，派克因参与1995年杀害科琳·斯莱默的罪行而被判处死刑。
Pike, 50, had been sentenced to death decades earlier for her role in killing Colleen Slemmer in 1995.
据律师介绍，行刑次日，派克仍依靠呼吸机维持生命且处于昏迷状态，其健康状况令人担忧。法庭文件还显示，她被送往纳什维尔地区的一家医院时，双臂出现肿胀、烧伤及起水泡的情况。此前，派克的律师曾申请法庭命令以保存此次行刑的相关资料。
Pike’s attorneys said that the day after the attempted execution, she was on a ventilator and unconscious, raising questions about her medical condition going forward. They also reported in a court filing that she had arrived at a Nashville-area hospital with both arms “swollen, burned, and blistered.”In a court filing last week, Pike’s attorneys sought an order to preserve materials from the attempted execution.
此次注射死刑失败后，田纳西州州长比尔·李宣布暂停该州的所有死刑执行，并下令对事件原因展开调查。该事件引发了田纳西州乃至全美范围内的广泛批评，同时也再次引发了人们对死刑执行方式的讨论。
After the lethal injection failed, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) announced a halt to executions in the state and ordered a review into what happened. The incident sparked criticism in Tennessee and across the country and revived questions about methods of execution nationwide.
派克的律师称，她目前仍在接受“至关重要的医疗救治”。他们在一份声明中称：“她的康复过程在医学上堪称罕见。虽然预后尚不明朗，但预计她需要漫长的康复期。”田纳西州惩教局的一位女发言人则在周二的邮件中拒绝透露派克的具体病情。此事件仍在持续发展中，后续情况将及时更新。
Pike’s attorneys said Tuesday she was still receiving “critical medical care.”“Her recovery is medically unprecedented,” they said in the statement. “Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery.”In an email Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Correction declined to elaborate on Pike’s condition. This is a developing story and will be updated.