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SEAN LEVERT DIED OF 'MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE' SAY FAMILY

LATEST: R+B singer SEAN LEVERT died in prison because he did not receive imminent medical care, his family has claimed.
The 39-year-old son of The O'Jays star Eddie Levert collapsed in his cell at Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland on 30 March (08).
He was taken to the local Lutheran Hospital, but was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
On Thursday (29May08), a coroner ruled he died of natural causes and it was revealed he suffered from heart disease and high blood sugar levels.
But Levert's family attorney claims the sheriff's department records show he wasn't given alprazolam - a drug he was using - while in jail or seen by a doctor, which might have prevented his death.
Lawyers Daryl Dennie and David Malik, who represent Levert's widow, Angela Lowe, tell AllHipHop.com, "They inventoried it and they never gave it to him. He requested it during the time he was in jail.
"He was exhibiting classic signs of withdrawal. A doctor would have been able to recognise these problems. Had he been able to see one in that week's time things could have been different."
Levert had been serving a 22-month prison sentence for failing to pay $89,025 (GBP44,513) in child support to the mother of his kids at the time of his death.


30 May 2008 16:18


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posted on 01/12/2008 19:30


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I am a long time friend of the family and their is a lot to the story that a lot of people don't know. When Sean's body was released to the family he had been beatin YES he had as well as they refused to give him his medication and no he did not die from natural causes and about the child support there were three children on that order and 2 belong to the same mother and she was getting money and everything else it was only when sean got married and refused to be her slave that she called the authoritys for child support before you speak get the FACTS>




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MZGLORIA Click for more info (1)

posted on 01/06/2008 16:53


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As a very close and loving personal friend of Sean Levert's and someone who is living and fighting with the same lung disease Sarcoidosis you can not die from natural causes..and I am so tired and angry when I read that. The coroner should have chosen his words more carefully. You can die from the complications from the many ailments that Sean suffered from but not natural causes and to constantly keep repeating this to the public is an insult to Sean's family, friends and fans and to his memory in my opinion. It is a shame that Sean's is only going to remembered as the national celebrity and the brother of Gerald Levert and son of Martha & Eddie Levert, who went to jail for non child support, but people go to jail everyday for non payment of child support..so what, but that isn't the true story but no one that, no one knows what a great father Sean was to he is children, or what a great family member he was to all those he loved in his family or what a great friend he was to all those he called friend. It is a shame how quick people want to jump on the band wagon when there is negative news but not positive news. Sean Levert was a great friend, a great family man, a great loving person and I can attest to all and he touched the heart of all that came in contact with him for he had a big fun loving heart and to be his friend was truly a great honor. And he is going to be so lovingly missed my his family his friends his fans and the world...just like his brother Gerald. All those who listen to gossip and negative things should be ashamed of themselves.... is this what we have come down to "GOSSIPCHASERS"..we need to spend more time worrying about your own lives and stop chasing what we think is a lie about someone else's life. STOP destroying the lives of other people just to sell a story..a newspaper or a magazine...be better than that....for you would not want someone to destroy your reputation on a lie...think about that the next time you are out to chase a story! We all deserve better respect!







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