22 year old Michael Saffioti was jailed in a Snohomish County Jail in Washington, when he died of severe food allergies. Saffioti turned himself into police custody for a misdemeanor charge for marijuana possession. While incarcerated, he was given oatmeal for breakfast and was instructed by guards it was safe for him to eat. The 22 year old suffers from extreme dairy allergies and upon eating the oatmeal, he immediately asked guards for his inhaler. As his health was worsening, guards sent him to his cell and continued to ignore his pleas for medical attention. Thirty minutes after breakfast, Michael was found unconscious in his cell and rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Rose Saffioti, Michael’s mother, is now suing the county for $10 million for negligence in her son’s death. To see news footage, click below.
SMH. A young man is dead because guards could not treat him with any decency as a human being? And for what? Because he turned himself in for a marijuana possession charge? This couldn’t be more wrong!God bless the Saffioti family.
