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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Travis Loller

Tennessee officers' conduct probed in woman's death

Knoxville Police Department

Four Tennessee police officers are on leave pending an internal investigation of how they treated a woman who died a day after she was discharged from a hospital but refused to leave the property.

The Knox County District Attorney's office announced on Monday that it would not press criminal charges after an autopsy determined that 60-year-old Lisa Edwards died of a stroke and that “at no time did law enforcement interaction cause or contribute to Ms. Edwards’ death.”

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