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Michael Moran & Cian O'Broin

Prisoner's family demand answers after he is found dead after being 'eaten alive' by insects in cell

The family of a man jailed in the US are demanding answers after he was “eaten alive” by bedbugs in his cell.

LaShawn Thompson, who was 35-years-old, was brought to jail on a charge of battery in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 12, The Daily Star reported.

Authorities said he was brought to the Fulton County Jail and put in the psychiatric wing after officials found that he had mental health troubles. However, three months later, Thompson was found dead.

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