Nikki Listau
Nikki Listau, a 60-year-old woman, died on March 11, 2013, after being held at the Madison County Jail in Huntsville, Alabama, where she had been placed in medical observation. Her family's federal lawsuit says she was in severe alcohol withdrawal, had seizures, and fell from her bunk, breaking her leg and other bones. The lawsuit says she received no treatment and that staff left her without care until she was unresponsive, and that she died at a hospital afterward. The defendants deny the allegations, and an autopsy reported severe blunt force injuries, with the cause and circumstances of her death still in dispute.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Her family's federal lawsuit says jail staff left her untreated in severe alcohol withdrawal and after a fall from her bunk, while the defendants deny the allegations.
Reported by: family's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers); defendants in the lawsuit.
Lawsuit: Her family sued over her death at the Madison County Jail in a federal lawsuit, which the defendants deny, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.
News reports (4)
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