Ashley Asuncion
Ashley Asuncion was a mother of four sons, Blake, Bryson, Kayden and Ashton, who her family says was loving and wanted to come home to them. She was held at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center in Augusta, Georgia, where her family and an I-Team investigation say jail medical staff repeatedly accused her of faking symptoms while she cried out in pain for days. She was taken by ambulance to University Hospital and died a few hours later, and her family was told by the hospital doctor that she had peritonitis. Toxicology reports showed no drugs or alcohol in her system, and her parents, Terrie and Les Lamb, have filed a lawsuit over her death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Her family, citing the hospital doctor, says she died of peritonitis, and they say jail medical staff repeatedly accused her of faking symptoms and ignored her cries of pain for days.
Reported by: her family, citing the hospital doctor (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her parents filed a lawsuit over her death, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.