Sean Levert Died Of 'Medical Negligence' Say Family

LATEST: R+B singer SEAN LEVERT died in prison because he did not receive imminent medical care, his family has claimed.

The 39-year-old son of The O'Jays star Eddie Levert collapsed in his cell at Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland on 30 March (08).

He was taken to the local Lutheran Hospital, but was pronounced dead less than an hour later.

On Thursday (29May08), a coroner ruled he died of natural causes and it was revealed he suffered from heart disease and high blood sugar levels.

But Levert's family attorney claims the sheriff's department records show he wasn't given alprazolam - a drug he was using - while in jail or seen by a doctor, which might have prevented his death.

Lawyers Daryl Dennie and David Malik, who represent Levert's widow, Angela Lowe, tell AllHipHop.com, "They inventoried it and they never gave it to him. He requested it during the time he was in jail.

"He was exhibiting classic signs of withdrawal. A doctor would have been able to recognise these problems. Had he been able to see one in that week's time things could have been different."

Levert had been serving a 22-month prison sentence for failing to pay $89,025 (GBP44,513) in child support to the mother of his kids at the time of his death.