SPRINGFIELD — The sister of a woman who hanged herself while in lockup at the Roderick L. Ireland courthouse continues to battle in a lawsuit for more information on her late sibling’s death, while the state’s Trial Court is seeking to have the case thrown out.

Tara L. LeHenry was found unresponsive in the basement lockup on April 2, 2024, awaiting answering to drug possession charges in District Court. She died at a local hospital 10 days later.

A wrongful death lawsuit was originally filed in Hampden Superior Court but was later transferred to Worcester Superior Court, records show.

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