A 72-year-old janitor with diabetes got trapped inside a Florida courthouse holding cell for three nights without food or insulin.
The janitor, Libia Vargas De Dinas of Orlando, was accidentally locked inside an inmate holding cell at the Orange County Courthouse in Florida when the cell's door closed and locked behind her around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 27, according to an incident report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office obtained by TODAY.
Vargas De Dinas, who sustained a cut to her finger when she tried to open the cell's door, told the affiliate that she leaned on her faith during her days-long ordeal.Orange County Courthouse building in downtown Orlando, FL.According to the incident report, Vargas De Dinas, who is employed by Owens Realty Services, told deputies that she left her janitorial cleaning cart and her phone outside of the cell before she was locked inside.
Paramedics arrived Monday morning to the courthouse, where they gave Vargas De Dinas food and water to normalize her blood sugar levels. She declined transportation to a hospital and was taken by deputies to her home, according to the report.
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