CHARLESTON — The coroner’s office has labeled a young woman’s death inside the jail a homicide, stating she died from complications of fentanyl, recent cocaine use and medical neglect.

Mary Brucato, 23, of Ladson , died Aug. 11, three days into her stay at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center. The Charleston County coroner’s office released her cause of death Dec. 11, saying the State Law Enforcement Division was investigating.

The coroner’s office did not immediately respond to a request for further comment. Alexis Douglas, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, deferred questions to SLED and VitalCore, the jail’s private health care provider.

“The safety and well-being of all inmates is our top priority at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center and a responsibility we take seriously

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