Very sad story incoming.
80-year-old Rosalind Walker of Godfrey, Illinois, sadly died this past spring after a two-day struggle with a Sleep Number bed.
It all started on March 1, when Rosalind's Sleep Number bed decided to "lower itself without warning," and pinned her against the wall. She would remain in this position for roughly 48 hours.
EMTs freed her from the bed and rushed her to the hospital where she was treated for her injuries. She was later transferred to a rehab clinic and eventually received hospice care at home.
Unfortunately, just over a month after her run-in with the Sleep Number bed, Rosalind would pass away. Her family alleges that her death was the eventual result of her 48-hour struggle with the bed, and they are now suing the manufacturer, Leggett & Platt, Inc.
‘She suffered the entire time,' the suit states ...
The suit alleges Sleep Number and the bed's manufacturer, Leggett & Platt, Inc., 'did not have adequate instructions or cautionary language in the instructions or on the bed, alerting Mrs. Walker not to go between the bed and the wall as she could be trapped.'
The bed also didn't have a release mechanism that would have allowed the grandmother to free herself, the suit claims …
A spokesperson for Leggett & Platt spells it out further: "The suit alleges that a malfunctioning adjustable base purchased in 2014 was a contributing factor in the death of Rosalind Walker."
Sleep Number owners, maybe stay out of the space between your mattress and the wall.
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