US EditionDoctor mum dies after becoming trapped overnight in supermarket freezer
Family alleges negligence including lack of safety features and staff failure to locate the doctor, seeking $50 million in damages from Dollar Tree and its Miami store manager.
- Last month, the family of Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez sued for $50 million after her body was found in a Dollar Tree freezer in Miami last month.
- The lawsuit says the manager Yanelkis Gonzalez was informed Sanchez hadn’t exited but refused to review surveillance and instructed staff not to view footage, failing to locate or assist Sanchez or enforce closing-time policies.
- Investigators say surveillance shows Sanchez entered on Dec. 13 and stayed in the storage room overnight, with her body found in the freezer next morning and no foul play suspected.
- A Dollar Tree spokesperson said the company sends its thoughts, will not comment on active legal matters, and is cooperating fully with authorities, while GoFundMe organizers launched a fund to repatriate Sanchez's body to Nicaragua for her two children.
- The complaint argues Dollar Tree owed a nondelegable duty of care and that the walk-in freezer lacked safety mechanisms, including an emergency release, latch, or alarm, describing the freezer as faulty.
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Family of Doctor Whose Naked Body Was Found in Freezer In Dollar Tree Files $50M Lawsuit Alleging Manager Told Worker 'Not to Review' Surveillance Footage
The family of a Nicaraguan anesthesiologist whose naked body was found in a freezer in a Dollar Tree store in Florida is suing the retailer for $50 million. The body of 32-year-old Helen Garay Massiell Sanchez was found in a Dollar Tree in Miami last month, prompting an investigation to determine how the mother of two wound up dead in the restricted, employee-only area inside the store. Helen Garay (Photo: GoFundMe) Investigators say surveillan…
What happened to Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez? The family of a mother who was found dead in a supermarket freezer is suing the store manager. They are seeking $50 million in damages (42,300,000 euros). Her naked body was found by employees the morning after.
Naked body of mum found trapped overnight in supermarket freezer
Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez was found dead in a freezer (Picture: Facebook) The family of a mum left to freeze to death in a supermarket’s walk-in freezer are suing the store manager. Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez’s naked body was discovered the morning after her visit to a Dollar Tree store by a shocked employee in Miami, Florida on December 14. Miami police said there was no evidence the 32-year-old anaesthesiologist was forced into the freeze…
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