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Woman Died Trying to Escape Morgue Freezer: Lawsuit
An appeals court ruled the case against a Southern California hospital can move forward
By Andrew Lopez, Hetty Chang, Jason Kandel and Jonathan Lloyd
Friday, Apr 4, 2014 | Updated 8:20 AM PDT
The family of a woman who may have frozen to death after being pronounced dead and placed in a morgue is moving forward with a lawsuit against a hospital that claims their family member "struggled unsuccessfully to escape her frozen tomb."
Maria de Jesus Arroyo, 80, was pronounced dead in July 2010 after suffering a heart attack. A few days later, she was found in a half unzipped body bag, face-down with a broken nose and cuts and bruises to her face -- injuries family members said were not there at the time she was hospitalized, according to court papers...
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...dical-Center--253779811.html?partner=xfinity1
An appeals court ruled the case against a Southern California hospital can move forward
By Andrew Lopez, Hetty Chang, Jason Kandel and Jonathan Lloyd
Friday, Apr 4, 2014 | Updated 8:20 AM PDT
The family of a woman who may have frozen to death after being pronounced dead and placed in a morgue is moving forward with a lawsuit against a hospital that claims their family member "struggled unsuccessfully to escape her frozen tomb."
Maria de Jesus Arroyo, 80, was pronounced dead in July 2010 after suffering a heart attack. A few days later, she was found in a half unzipped body bag, face-down with a broken nose and cuts and bruises to her face -- injuries family members said were not there at the time she was hospitalized, according to court papers...
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...dical-Center--253779811.html?partner=xfinity1
