Noni Battiste-Kosoko
Noni Battiste-Kosoko was 19 and wanted to go to college, run track, dance, sing and write, according to her mother, Shashu Battiste, who said her daughter was there for people when they needed her. On 11 July 2023 she died at the Atlanta City Detention Center, where the Fulton County Sheriff's Office said she was found unresponsive in her cell with no obvious signs of injury. The medical examiner later listed the cause of death as olanzapine toxicity and the manner as undetermined, because it was unclear how the medication was taken. Her family, who said she had been struggling with mental health, disputes that she had physical health problems and has sent a legal notice to Fulton County citing potential negligence.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The sheriff's office reported no obvious signs of injury and the medical examiner's cause is olanzapine toxicity with manner undetermined, while the family has sent a legal notice to Fulton County citing potential negligence.
Reported by: Fulton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); his family's legal notice to Fulton County (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family sent a legal notice to Fulton County citing potential negligence, but no lawsuit or dollar amount is reported in these accounts.
News reports (6)
- Inmate's death under investigation
- Teen’s death in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail exposes ‘repulsive’ conditions
- Teen’s Death in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail Exposes ‘Repulsive’ Conditions
- Family of Noni Battiste-Kosoko, who died in jail last month, demands justice
- ‘Why is my child gone?’: family demands answers after teen found dead in Atlanta cell
- Autopsies spotlight mental health crisis at Fulton County Jail