Margarita Candelaria-Betancourt
Her family describe Margarita Candelaria-Betancourt, 60, as a good woman and a grandmother. She collapsed at the Wildwood Police Station in Wildwood, New Jersey, in January 2019 and was taken to hospital, where doctors found her brain dead; she died on January 24, 2019. Her family says she asked officers to loosen handcuffs that hurt her shoulder and later asked for an asthma inhaler. The family has hired a lawyer to obtain police records. The Cape May County Prosecutor's Office says the cause and manner of death are pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The Cape May County Prosecutor's Office says the cause and manner of death are pending, while her family says she asked for her handcuffs to be loosened and later for an asthma inhaler, and has hired a lawyer to obtain police records.
Reported by: Cape May County Prosecutor's Office (the agency that held her); her family.