Krista Bayek wakes after failed execution
Krista Payek was able to regain consciousness and speak after surviving a failed execution attempt in Tennessee, where she suffered serious injuries from two doses of pentobarbital that did not kill her, along with burns and ulcers on her arms. Payek, who had been convicted of killing her high school classmate in 1995, received intensive medical treatment and remains hospitalized, with expectations of a lengthy recovery period. This case is unprecedented medically and highlights the failure of the execution to be carried out, amid increasing criticism of the practice.
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