An Indian-origin woman who was being held in a Chicago jail for allegedly failing to show up for jury duty has died in custody after a 15-day hungerstrike.
Fifty-two-year-old Lyvita Gomes, a former airline trainer for Delta Airlines, died in Lake County jail on January 3, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Funeral arrangements for Gomes, which have now been fixed, were earlier delayed until her relatives arrived from the United Kingdom this weekend, Alfredo Miranda, owner of Miranda Funeral Services, was quoted as saying.
Gomes, a native of Goa, was held after she ignored a jury summons last summer. —PTI