(L.A.) Amanda Bews, 29, Died in Jail
Case Number: 2022-09532
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 29-year-old Caucasian female that occurred in jail.
The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Amanda Bews. Born in Fresno County. Mother’s maiden name is Anderson. Height: 5 feet 8 inches. Weight: 140 pounds
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Effects of Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Chronic Alcohol Use
Other Significant Conditions: Focal Myocarditis of Heart; Chronic Esophagitis; History of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
RIP AMANDA SUE BEWS (September 26, 1992 – September 9, 2022)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 5:29 a.m.
GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/amanda-sue-bews-funeral-and-transport-services
The decedent had been arrested on misdemeanor shoplifting charges. She was dead in jail within two days.
Story in the L.A. Times published on November 26th, 2023:
archive.today/2023.11.26-181140/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-26/a-fresno-woman-was-arrested-for-shoplifting-a-month-later-her-mother-got-back-a-decaying-corpse