Jahi McMath Has Died, per Her Mother

Jahi McMath, California teen involved in brain-death controversy, dies in New Jersey

By: Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Updated: Jun 29, 2018 - 6:20 AM

Jahi McMath, an Oakland teenager who was declared brain dead after tonsil surgery in 2013, died June 22, her mother told The Los Angeles Times. She was 18.

"Jahi died as the result of complications associated with liver failure" according to a statement from the family’s attorney, Christopher Dolan, who said that McMath died in New Jersey, the East Bay Times reported. [link to www.wsbtv.com (secure)]