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Family of opioid-addicted suspect sues police over her death

by Associated Press
| March 5, 2020 11:30 AM

BOSTON (AP) — Relatives of a Vermont woman whose obituary drew national attention for its discussion of her opioid addiction filed a lawsuit Thursday in which they accuse police and jail staff of denying her proper medical care and causing her death.

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