India, Oct. 4 -- Christa Pike is still alive but remains in critical condition. The 50-year-old convicted murderer is unconscious, has a breathing tube and is receiving breathing support from a ventilator after Tennessee failed to execute her through lethal injection, her attorneys said on Friday.

Pike is receiving treatment in a hospital. Doctors are working to save her life and remove the lethal drug pentobarbital from her body, according to an emergency court filing submitted by her attorneys, as noted by Reuters report.

She suffered serious injuries to both arms. Her lawyers said Pike sustained significant injuries to both arms during the attempted execution on Wednesday night. The court filing provided the first detailed account of...