Lawyers told about the condition of the American woman who survived the unsuccessful execution

Krista Pike, who survived a failed execution attempt in Tennessee, regained consciousness and remains in hospital. She is "angry and confused," her lawyers told Reuters.

Pike, 50, was taken to a Nashville hospital unconscious and in critical condition after two injections of pentobarbital. Attorney Randall Spivey said she woke up on Tuesday and started talking.

Lawyers said Pike remains very weak and confined to a hospital bed. She can't swallow and eat, she has pneumonia, and her hands are swollen and barely move. It is not yet known if their mobility will be restored.

After the botched execution, the lawyers obtained a court order to preserve related evidence: syringes, packages and serial numbers of drugs, catheters, intravenous lines and gurney locks. According to them, the procedure lasted more than two hours, and for injections used at least seven needles.

Pike's death sentence was attempted on September 30, she was found guilty of murdering a fellow student in 1995. Shortly before the procedure, the appeals court suspended the execution, but the US Supreme Court overturned this decision.

On October 3, Pike's lawyers reported that Krista remains unconscious in a critical condition and is connected to a ventilator.

If executed, she would be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.