Rebecca Westfield
Rebecca Westfield, 54, died at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital on May 7, 2024, after being taken there from the Richland County Jail, where she had been held since May 2. Her son, Brett Westfield, said she had been living on the streets and that he did not know she was in jail. The Richland County Sheriff's Office said staff responded to a medical emergency in a booking cell, and it described the death as a medical emergency while its review of video continues. Richland County coroner's investigator Tom Stortz said the manner of death has not been determined, and her body was sent for autopsy and toxicology. Her son said he saw bruising on her face in a photograph sent by a funeral home, and the family's attorney is working to learn what happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Officials describe a medical emergency, but the manner of death has not been determined and the autopsy and toxicology results are pending; her son says he saw bruising on her face in a funeral home photograph.
Reported by: Richland County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Richland County coroner's investigator Tom Stortz (medical examiner or coroner); her son.
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