(KRON) — The family of an 18-year-old has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Contra Costa County after they say he died from carbon monoxide poisoning following being trapped inside the problematic garage of a Pleasant Hill apartment complex.
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Adeep Muthanna passed away Feb. 18, 2023, following the incident at Wood Creek Apartment Homes, according to family. They said Muthanna had come to the U.S. to work and help support his mother who lives in Yemen.
The family believes it was a tragedy that never should have happened.
According to the complaint filed by Harrison | Kristopher LLP, multiple tenants — including Adeep’s family — notified management several times about the garage’s faulty door. The door was reportedly “known to jam and trap people inside. Despite these repeated warnings, the hazard was never addressed.”
It is not yet clear why there was carbon monoxide in the garage…