D.A. to probe prison death of ‘Fat Mike’

Philly.com

INMATE Michael “Fat Mike” Davis died of “natural causes” on March 3, Philadelphia prison officials said, even though the medical examiner hadn’t yet ruled.

But Davis’ relatives knew something was wrong as soon as they saw his body in the morgue: He appeared to have two swollen black eyes, a split lip and bruises on his head and body.

And prison sources told the Daily News that his death was anything but natural: They said the 396-pound Davis, who couldn’t walk because of a full-leg cast, died after Detention Center guards dragged him facedown to the mental-health unit.

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