SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Jazmin Pellegrini, 15, was discharged from a psychiatric hospital in Martinez and ran away from her family’s Bay Point home. Her loved ones frantically searched for her and alerted sheriff’s deputies. Just three days later, on April 20, 2024, Jazmin’s lifeless body was found face-down on a driveway in San Francisco.
On Friday, attorneys announced filing a wrongful death lawsuit against three Contra Costa County agencies who allegedly violated their mandated duties. The suit was filed on behalf of Jazmin’s mother, Marta Barany, by law firm Panish Shea Ravipudi.
The lawsuit names Contra Costa County Children & Family Services, Contra Costa Health Services, and the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office as defendants.
Between April 10-17 of 2024, the three agencies “violated their legal duties, resulting in the tragic death of Jazmin Pellegrini. If any of these agencies had simply done their jobs, Jazmin would not have died half-naked on the street at age 15,” the lawsuit states…