‘He looked like he had just given up’: Father sues state after autistic teen dies in physical restraint inside hot Midlands Center room
WIS News 10
A father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities after his 16-year-old autistic son, Nicholas Walter Brown, died from probable hyperthermia after being restrained in a hot room at Midlands Center with a broken air conditioning system. The lawsuit alleges gross negligence by the state, citing that the facility failed to maintain a safe environment for residents with severe disabilities. Nicholas’s family had sought specialized care for years, believing the facility would provide adequate support, but instead, he was restrained in unsafe conditions that contributed to his death.
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