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SEATTLE (AP) - Kenny Williams died at Monroe Correctional Complex two years ago after having cancer that went untreated despite his repeated pleas to the state Department of Corrections.
His case has been cited by a state watchdog report as an egregious example of Corrections’ repeated failures to provide lifesaving health care for people who are incarcerated in state prisons, The Seattle Times reported.
Now, Williams’ family is suing the department in King County Superior Court, alleging “systemic negligence” led to his suffering and death. The suit seeks $10 million in damages.
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A Pennsylvania native was stabbed to death near his Seattle-suburb home on Sunday, according to police in Washington.
John Huynh, 29, formerly of Ephrata, was stabbed in the heart following a disagreement with a neighbor over wearing a face mask according to charging documents filed in King County Superior Court.
Huynh, two friends and his wife walked out of the Villas at Beardslee apartments in Bothell shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday, according to court documents.
Ian Patrick Williams, 25, “gave the middle finger” to Huynh so the group stopped to speak with him, according to the documents.