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| Inmate who lost baby files suit |
| By Honolulu Advertiser |
| Published: 11/16/2007 |
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HAWAII - A pregnant prison inmate who was wrestled to the ground during a June altercation with two [COs] has blamed the subsequent death of her unborn child on [them] and state prison officials. Leah Castro, 22, filed the lawsuit last week in federal court, alleging that the [COs] "assaulted and battered her in spite of their knowledge that she was in an advanced state of pregnancy." Her 8-month-old fetus, Briandalynne Castro, "died within her womb and was delivered stillborn Aug. 10," the suit said. The state has charged Castro with second-degree assault, alleging that she had to be physically subdued after she threatened and later kicked a [CO] in the stomach and face during the June 30 early-morning confrontation at O'ahu Community Correctional Center. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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