SCRANTON – A man who was the subject of a civil rights and discrimination lawsuit brought against York County Prison and several of its correctional officials and who was later found dead, may have family members in Africa take his place as the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, in his stead.
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SCRANTON – A civil rights and discrimination lawsuit brought against York County Prison and several of its correctional officials by a formerly incarcerated man of Middle Eastern heritage is now in flux after the plaintiff, who had been reported missing, was recently found dead.
Ben Mosbah Saidi of York first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on June 3 versus York County, York County Prison, corrections officers Troy Tyson, Eric Bush, Brandon Bankard, Michael Baugher, Messrs. Marin and Schneider (first names unknown) and John/Jane Doe and unit manager John Daryman, all also of York.
Body found under bridge in York City
The deceased is Ben Saidi, 59, who had reportedly been living under the bridge for the past few months.
Credit: Associated Press/David Zalubowski Author: Isabel Soisson (FOX43) Updated: 6:32 AM EDT April 19, 2021
YORK, Pa. A body was found under the bridge in the area of Grantley Road and West College Avenue in York City on Sunday.
The York County Coroner s Office was dispatched to the scene around 5:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a dead body. Deputy Coroner Karen Frank responded and certified the death.
The deceased is Ben Saidi, 59, who had reportedly been living under the bridge for the past few months. It is believed that he also spent some time at the Rescue Mission.
Children find dead body under central Pa. bridge
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A 59-year-old man whose body was found by children under a bridge in York City on Sunday afternoon apparently died of natural causes, York County Coroner Pam Gay said.
She identified the man as Ben Saidi, who was believed to be homeless and had been living beneath the bridge at Grantley Road and West College Avenue.
Gay said coroner personnel were dispatched to the scene around 5:30 p.m. after the children who found the body reported it to police.
“Nothing suspicious was noted, but it was apparent that Saidi had been dead for some time, several days to a few weeks,” Gay said. She said his death was attributed to a “probable acute coronary event.”