Alyssa Brame
Alyssa Brame, 31, died in a Lowell Police Department cell in January 2013, about two hours after she was taken into custody. The Lowell police department and the Middlesex district attorney's office investigated her death and cited acute alcohol poisoning as the cause. Their investigations found that she was not given the medical attention she obviously needed, and four officers were placed on paid leave while three others were recommended for discipline. The district attorney had earlier found that criminal charges were not warranted.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). The Lowell police department and Middlesex district attorney's office attribute her death to acute alcohol poisoning, and their investigations found officers did not give her the medical attention she obviously needed.
Reported by: Lowell police department (the agency that held her); Middlesex district attorney's office (outside investigators).