Family claims man with mental illness died after being 'eaten alive' by bed bugs in filthy Atlanta jail cell.

Lashawn Thompson, who was jailed on a misdemeanour and placed in the Fulton County Jail psychiatric wing after officials judged him mentally ill, was allegedly "eaten alive by insects and bed bugs" before he died in his cell. The family's lawyer has released photos showing Mr Thompson's body riddled with bugs and is calling for a criminal investigation. The jail has announced a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr Thompson's death and has made an immediate expenditure of $500,000 "to address the infestation of bed bugs, lice, and other vermin within the Fulton County Jail".