Jeremiah Flemming - 2017

15 year old Jeremiah Flemming died as result of a restraint attempt conducted by the staff members at North Spring Behavioral Healthcare. That remains a fact.

All the other stuff is purely technical and legal. The courts did not find the employee responsible but still the boy died. we have to respect the courts and accept that what takes place in the legal system is not a question about justice but rather a kind of boxing match between lawyers like it was a soccer game.

In the end another fact that remains is that a mother lost her child. It was a terrible loss for her and we can only send our prayers to her.

May this poor boy find peace where he is now.





Sources:

• ‘He didn’t deserve the way he died’: Mother of teen restrained at behavioral health facility speaks out (The Washington Post)
• Employee acquitted in death of 15-year-old patient (WDVM news)