Judge won’t dismiss lawsuit against Springfield police, Hampden County sheriff on behalf of woman who died in custody
Updated May 07, 8:58 PM;
Posted May 07, 3:35 PM
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SPRINGFIELD “I can’t breathe. I’m in so much pain right now,” were the words Madelyn Linsenmeir uttered days before her death following her arrest by Springfield police in 2018.
According to a lawsuit filed last year in U.S. District Court, her pleas for help went unheeded by both Springfield police and staff at the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center, where she ultimately died from a heart infection.
A federal judge this week refused to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Linsenmeir’s family against the city and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, rejecting arguments by attorneys for both.
Mikayla Miller death investigation: Rep. Ayanna Pressley calls for independent investigation into 16-year-old Hopkinton girl’s death
Updated 9:00 AM;
Rep. Ayanna Pressley is calling for an independent investigation into the death of Mikayla Miller, a 16-year-old girl from Hopkinton whose body was found in the woods last month.
A jogger discovered Miller’s body in the woods off a trail near 34 West Main St. in Hopkinton on the morning of April 18. The teenager’s cause and manner of death has yet to be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The circumstances surrounding Miller’s death, including the fact that she got into a fight with two other teenagers hours before she left her home and was later found dead, have sparked questions and concern from community members. Nobody has been arrested in connection with the case.
Mikayla Miller death investigation: DA says fight broke out between 16-year-old girl and other teens hours before she died
Updated May 07, 2021;
Authorities on Tuesday shed some light on the death of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller last month, detailing how a fight broke out between her and two other teenagers in the hours before she died, noting also that no arrests have been made in the case.
A jogger found Miller’s body in the woods near a path in the area of 34 West Main St. around 7:45 a.m. Sunday, April 18, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. What caused the teenager’s death has yet to be determined. A pending autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of her death.
Ahead of rally over teen Mikayla Miller’s death, Hopkinton Select Board schedules emergency meeting to discuss vigil and demonstration
Updated May 04, 2021;
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As community members continue to demand answers about the death of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller, the Hopkinton Select Board scheduled an emergency meeting for Tuesday evening to discuss a candlelight vigil and rally intended to honor the teenager later this week.
Miller was found dead in Hopkinton on the morning of April 18. At the time, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office said foul play wasn’t suspected in her death, WHDH reported.
Since then, however, Miller’s family members and loved ones, members of the community and activists in Greater Boston have questioned the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death.
WORCESTER The city Friday said it intends to implement a police body camera program by 2022 at the latest, and will start scheduling meetings to get community input shortly.
“The city is committed to a body camera program, and will soon be engaging in community conversations on what that would look like,” spokesman Walter Bird wrote in an email to the Telegram & Gazette on Friday.
“I’m grateful for the announcement from the city today,” James P. McGovern, the city’s longtime Democratic Congressman, said in a telephone interview, adding that federal COVID-19 relief funds should ease the program’s cost.