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Dead Teen's Mother Sues Youth Center
Omega Leach's Death Ruled Homicide By Medical Examiner
POSTED: 1:33 pm CST February 25,
2008
UPDATED: 3:56 pm CST February 25,
2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A private youth facility in Ashland City where a teenager died in 2007 is being sued in federal court.The mother of Omega Leach is suing Chad Youth Enhancement Center and the city of Philadelphia for sending her son to the center.She claims the city knew about previous problems with how residents were treated.In June 2007, Leach stopped breathing after being restrained by two staff members. The medical examiner determined that he was strangled and ruled his death a homicide. Neither staff member has been prosecuted, but one of them has hired a criminal defense lawyer.
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Previous Stories:
- November 8, 2007: Cause Of Teen's Death At Youth Center Could Stay Secret
- October 11, 2007: Teen Who Died At Youth Center Was Strangled
- September 28, 2007: Sheriff: Death At Youth Center Is Homicide
- August 1, 2007: Ex-Worker Describes Youth Center Violence
- July 24, 2007: Agency Investigates Controversial Youth Center
- July 19, 2007: Memo Reveals Youth Center Aware Of Abuse
- July 18, 2007: Attorneys Investigate Youth Center Deaths
- July 9, 2007: Report Details Youth Center Patient's Death
- July 6, 2007: Mother Says Son Injured At Youth Center
- June 29, 2007: Files Reveal Other Injuries At Chad Youth Center
- June 28, 2007: Former Youth Center Patient: I Saw Abuse
- June 27, 2007: Youth Center On DCS's Radar Before Deaths
- June 27, 2007: Youth Center Cited By State In Past
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