The Medical Examiner's Office ruled 63-year-old Keith Galen Bach's death as a homicide by negligence, and now the San Diego District Attorney is investigating…
The medical examiner’s report, released almost a year after Bach's death, revealed he did not receive the medication he needed, despite San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies knowing he was a type 1 diabetic.Bach was arrested in Chula Vista last September on suspicion of vandalism and making criminal threats, but it’s the findings on the medical examiner’s report that’s now prompting a review.
Mason said Bach’s wife even received notifications on her phone about the insulin pump Bach had on him and that she went to the jail to beg deputies to administer his insulin.The medical examiner ruled the cause of death a homicide by negligence after it found he died from diabetic ketoacidosis. Mason said Bach’s family will be filing a federal lawsuit against the sheriff’s office, the county and the company responsible for providing nursing care.
The San Diego sheriff’s office said it is aware of the recent medical examiner’s findings, but it is unable to comment since it’s an ongoing investigation.
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