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someone within the DA’s office advised him that sometime between Turner’s arrest and Monday morning, she complained of being ill and was taken to Mount Vernon Hospital — across the street from the holding cell — for treatment before being returned to custody.
A law enforcement official confirmed that the victim had spent time at the hospital before being returned to custody.
The source was unable to provide a detailed chronology of what happened, but noted that the victim once again became ill early Monday, delaying her expected appearance in court that day — and that she was later found dead in her cell.
“Right now, it doesn’t appear to be criminal, but rather someone who got sick and then died,” said the official.
Gonzalez suggested that officials could have done much more to address Turner’s health issues and were aware that she was in distress before she died.
He added that on Monday, Turner’s husband, Harold, appeared in court for his wife’s expected arraignment and was told by a woman court worker, “Your wife is not feeling well. She needs to see a doctor.”
The court worker, who was employed by Pre-Trial Services, advised the husband that the agency would recommend to the judge that Turner be released on her own recognizance so she could consult with a doctor, Gonzalez said
http://nypost.com/2015/07/28/jailed-mom-found-dead-in-cell-under-mysterious-circumstances/
Jailed mom of 8 found dead in cell
By Philip Messing
New York Post
July 28, 2015 | 3:51pm
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