Overview

• Cynthia Vann, 55, was attacked in her sleep by her hospital roommate at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln on Sept. 10 while receiving treatment for liver complications.
• She underwent emergency surgery and died on Sept. 27 from blunt force head trauma, and the medical examiner classified the death as a homicide.
• Authorities have not publicly identified the roommate or confirmed any charges, and local reports say the person is believed to be on the run.
• Vann’s daughter says hospital staff told her the roommate had a known violent past, and she blames the facility for placing her mother in danger.
• The NYPD is investigating, and the incident is fueling questions about safety in shared-care settings, with coverage noting a separate fatal roommate assault at a Brooklyn nursing home.