BRENTWOOD, Calif. - The family of a 72-year-old Brentwood woman has filed a wrongful death claim against the city, alleging her arrest in September led to her death.

According to the complaint, Yolanda Ramirez had gone to her brother’s home to take him to a medical appointment when someone called police for reasons that remain unclear. The East Bay Times reported she was arrested on suspicion of a misdemeanor for allegedly yelling at a family member’s home. But details about that arrest were not spelled out.

The filing says a Brentwood police officer handcuffed Ramirez and forced her to her knees before placing her in a patrol car, where witnesses reported seeing an officer strike her head against a window.

Her attorneys said Ramirez was later taken to an emergency room with a brain

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