Belinda Cockrill
Belinda Cockrill was held at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility in Nashville, Tennessee, where she died. A 2016 federal lawsuit brought by her mother says Belinda had severe abdominal pain for months and was mainly given diarrhea medication, and that she was not sent for more serious care before she became unresponsive. The lawsuit says the cancer that killed her, rectal cancer that had spread to several organs, went undiagnosed during that time. Her mother received a $45,000 settlement, according to reporting by WSMV.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Her mother's 2016 federal lawsuit says jail staff mainly treated months of severe abdominal pain with diarrhea medication before she died of rectal cancer that had spread to several organs.
Reported by: her mother's 2016 federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her mother sued in federal court in 2016 over her treatment at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility and settled for $45,000.