Man died of drug withdrawal in Philly police custody as officers ignored his suffering, lawsuit says

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Man died of drug withdrawal in Philly police custody as officers ignored his suffering, lawsuit says

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Philadelphia@lemmy.world · 22 days ago

Jonathan Lau told police he was a heroin user and was experiencing withdrawal while in police custody, the lawsuit says.

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