Kyam Livingston Reportedly Requested Medical Help For Hours Before Dying In Police Custody Sunday Morning

A witness is now saying that Kyam Livingston, the Stratford Road woman who died after being arrested for violating her grandmother’s order of protection this weekend, was ignored by Brooklyn Central Booking officers for seven hours as she and fellow inmates asked for medical attention early Sunday morning.

Alleah Holland, a registered nurse who was in the cell with Kyam, says officers flippantly addressed Kyam’s discomfort and eventual convulsions. The Daily News says:

Police at Central Booking ignored her complaints of stomach pains and diarrhea, Holland said. She said that when she and other inmates banged on the bars calling for help, officers told them Livingston was an alcoholic.

“They said, ‘Shut up before we lose your paper work and you won’t be seen by a judge,’ ” said Holland…

She said one female jail staffer looked at Livingston and said “Just let it play out,” explaining her grandson suffered seizures.

Kyam was reportedly dead for 20 minutes before EMS arrived on the scene. The NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating her death.

She is survived by her son Alex, 21, her mother Anita, 61, her grandmother Theresa Johnson, 78. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.