A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide
apnews.com
The death of a woman from Haiti seeking asylum in the U.S. who died from hypothermia days after her release from federal custody was ruled a homicide by a Pennsylvania county medical examiner's office.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/48001903

Daphy Michel, 31, died March 2. She was found at a bus shelter in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Medical Examinerā€™s Office found her cause of death to be hypothermia and ruled the manner a homicide, ā€œindicating the death was caused by the actions of another individualā€ and should not be interpreted as a declaration of criminal guilt, the office said in a statement. The office released its findings Friday.

Michel was a native of Haiti who was seeking asylum in the U.S. after arriving at the southern border in 2022, said Joseph Patrick Murphy, her familyā€™s attorney. She was granted humanitarian parole based on urgent humanitarian need, but she did not live to see a hearing scheduled for two weeks after she died, he said.

The medical examinerā€™s office said Michel was a vulnerable adult ā€œsuffering from untreated severe mental health issues and a significant language barrierā€ at the time of her release on Feb. 27, the office said.

  • CubitOom@infosec.pubOPEnglish
    21Ā·
    4 months ago

    Daphy Michel, 31, died March 2. She was found at a bus shelter in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Medical Examinerā€™s Office found her cause of death to be hypothermia and ruled the manner a homicide, ā€œindicating the death was caused by the actions of another individualā€ and should not be interpreted as a declaration of criminal guilt, the office said in a statement. The office released its findings Friday.

    Michel was a native of Haiti who was seeking asylum in the U.S. after arriving at the southern border in 2022, said Joseph Patrick Murphy, her familyā€™s attorney. She was granted humanitarian parole based on urgent humanitarian need, but she did not live to see a hearing scheduled for two weeks after she died, he said.

    The medical examinerā€™s office said Michel was a vulnerable adult ā€œsuffering from untreated severe mental health issues and a significant language barrierā€ at the time of her release on Feb. 27, the office said.