Autopsy reveals Georgia inmate Lashawn Thompson who was allegedly eaten alive by bugs died by homicide.
Attorneys for #LashawnThompson, an inmate at the Fulton County Jail in #Georgia allegedly eaten alive by bugs in his cell last year, have released details of his autopsy results.
Forensic pathologist Dr. Roger Mitchell listed Thompson’s cause of death as complications due to severe neglect and major contributing causes as untreated schizophrenia, dehydration, malnourishment and severe body insect infestation.
Thompson’s manner of death was homicide, Mitchell found.
“These autopsy findings confirm that Lashawn was killed by the extreme neglect of the Fulton County Jail and its staff,” Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney representing Thompson’s family in a lawsuit against the jail, said in a Monday statement ahead of a press conference. “He was dehydrated, malnourished, and his body was infested inside and out with insects — it is truly one of the most horrific cases we have seen.”
Crump added that the jail staff’s “inaction, cruelty, and inhumanity killed” Thompson. 👀😔
