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According to her attorney, Marvin Leibowitz, the tight handcuffs caused her to suffer compartment syndrome, a limb- and life-threatening condition that occurs after an injury.
It happens when there is insufficient blood supply to muscles and nerves due to increased pressure within the compartment, such as the arm, leg or any enclosed space within the body.
If uncorrected, the lack of blood supply leads to injury in the affected muscles and nerves.
Leibowitz says while Needham sat in jail, she made 16 requests to see a doctor for treatment but was denied.
‘They never sent her a doctor. Never took her to the doctor. She developed a septic shock. The infection went over and she almost died and they had to take off her arm to prevent her from dying
According to her attorney, Marvin Leibowitz, the tight handcuffs caused her to suffer compartment syndrome, a limb- and life-threatening condition that occurs after an injury.
It happens when there is insufficient blood supply to muscles and nerves due to increased pressure within the compartment, such as the arm, leg or any enclosed space within the body.
If uncorrected, the lack of blood supply leads to injury in the affected muscles and nerves.
Leibowitz says while Needham sat in jail, she made 16 requests to see a doctor for treatment but was denied.
‘They never sent her a doctor. Never took her to the doctor. She developed a septic shock. The infection went over and she almost died and they had to take off her arm to prevent her from dying