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Family sues Montgomery County psychiatric facility after teen’s death
Abrianna McClintic’s family says she died at Montgomery County Emergency Service after being admitted following a suicide attempt. Their lawsuit alleges staff left her without supervision.
The family of Abrianna McClintic is suing Montgomery County Emergency Service, alleging the psychiatric facility failed to adequately monitor the teenager before she died there in January.
McClintic had been involuntarily committed to the facility after a suicide attempt, according to her family. The lawsuit alleges that nurses left her unattended and that she died in a bathroom in her room.
The allegations have not been independently established in the information available. No response from the facility or further details about the lawsuit were provided.