Lyvita Gomes Dies After Hunger Strike In Illinois Jail
Huffington Post
January 9, 2012
A woman who was being held in a suburban Chicago jail for missing a court appearance died Tuesday after going on a hunger strike.
Authorities are trying to locate the family of Lyvita Gomes, 52, who is originally from India but had been living in a Vernon Hills, Ill. hotel, the Associated Press reports. Gomes was arrested Dec. 14 after allegedly missing a court date, and began a hunger strike shortly after. [...]
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/09/lyvita-gomes-illinois-wom_n_1194437.html
See also Times of India, January 29, 2012:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goan-dies-in-US-jail-after-hunger-strike/articleshow/11670147.cms
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