New legislation in Connecticut would require next-of-kin notification within 24 hours of identifying deceased individual

Bill proposed to notify families after deaths of two women in Conn.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Lawmakers in Bridgeport proposed new legislation Wednesday in response to the deaths of two women.

Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls died in December.

Their families said police never notified them.

The new legislation would require officers to notify next of kin within 24 hours once a deceased person has been identified.

Officers would also be required to document the reason for the failure or delay of family notification.

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