ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two years after a 33-year-old mentally disabled man died at a state institution in Queens, and one year after his sister sued alleging staff killed him, New York officials have sent her an $11.67 million bill for his previous state care.
The New York medical examiner says Rasheen Rose “became unresponsive” while being restrained on Aug. 6, 2012, at Fineson Developmental Center.
The Queens District Attorney’s Office says it wasn’t notified until that “homicide” ruling, four months after the incident. Investigators found no criminal conduct then but have left the case open.
In federal court papers, staff deny wrongdoing, saying they acted within their professional judgment.
Shaneice Luke seeks unspecified punitive and other damages.
The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, which runs the center, declines to comment.
