April Cumbo
April Cumbo was a 42-year-old mother of two young sons. On April 10, 2018, she was found hanging in the Wake County jail and died the next day in hospital, according to the News & Observer. A state health department investigation reported that no required checks were documented during one hour-long shift, and her husband, Donald Weaver, said she had a history of depression and PTSD and had gone without her medication. Her family said they were not told about the supervision failures, and the sheriff's office's.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). State investigators found no documented checks during one hour-long shift, and her husband says she had a history of depression and PTSD and had gone without her medication.
Reported by: News & Observer (reporters); state Department of Health and Human Services investigation (outside investigators); her husband.