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Hillsborough County (NH) settles jail death lawsuit
Nice to know we're worth only $65,000 to our kids if we croak.
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Hillsborough County has settled a lawsuit by the family of a man who died of injuries suffered while he was being held in the county jail. Brian Armstrong, 41, died in January 2000, three days after being released. Jail officials said Armstrong fell backward onto his head when a guard pushed him into his cell. They said Armstrong had rushed the cell door when food was being delivered. His former wife had asked for $1 million for their son. The county settled for $65,000, including legal fees. The money will be placed in trust for the Armstrongs' 9-year-old son. Armstrong was jailed for five days for failure to pay child support. State Medical Examiner Thomas Andrew had concluded Armstrong died of a blow to the head after being pushed backward. He said Armstrong's poor health, mainly due to alcoholism, aggravated the injury. |
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