Shocking Video Shows Wheelchair Bound 61 Year Old Woman Die Of A Stroke In The Back Of A Police Car

Horrific footage released by police shows a wheelchair-bound woman slurring and pleading with police as she is arrested for refusing to leave hospital, just moments before she died from a stroke in the back of a cop car.

Knoxville Police have released their body camera video of the harrowing incident which happened at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, in Tennessee, on February 6.

Lisa Edwards, 60, had been refusing to leave the hospital and was arrested on trespassing charges when she died in the back of the police cruiser – minutes after telling cops 'you're going to kill me'.

The footage shows Lisa being taken into custody, gasping and wheezing before she tells officers that she 'can't breathe'. Her skin becomes grayer, and her voice more slurred as the footage continues. The latter is a well-known symptom of a stroke.

Authorities released the hour and 16-minute video with a warning that some of the video may be distressing.

Lisa starts telling an officer that she can't get back up to the hospital, with officers struggling to get her into the back of the van before she says she needs to sit down.

Officers can be heard being brusque with her, telling her to 'help them help her' as she starts wheezing and slurring her words while wearing a hospital

One cop can be heard telling her that she's 'been medically cleared' before another says 'you weren't having any breathing problems when you were out here smoking a cigarette.'

Lisa is then told to 'stop' when she says 'I'm going to pass out', with the officer telling her 'you're going to get in there one way or another.'

The horrific footage continues for another hour, showing officers trying to force her into the back of the van as they tell her she doesn't have an inhaler.

Another officer then tells her that he will 'stuff her in' if she doesn't help, with Lisa crying out as they try to move her.

They then tell her she will 'get more charges' and another says they are 'tired of her deadweight crap'.

Lisa is then told she is being 'ridiculous', before protesting and saying 'help lift me up, oh please' as cops threaten to slam the door on her foot.

She can then be heard saying 'you're going to kill me' in her final moments, begging for help before the footage cuts off.

Police confirmed that Officer Timothy Distasio started to transport Lisa to Roger Wilson Detention Facility before pulling over a car that was driving recklessly.

He then discovered that Lisa was unresponsive in the backseat of the cruiser, with more footage being released of her in the back of the car.

Throughout the horrifying footage Lisa can be heard struggling to breathe, and making noises in the back of the cruiser before Distasio radios other offers to say he 'doesn't know if she is faking it' after she suffered the stroke.

He can then be seen off camera shaking Lisa and shouting 'wake up' several times before calling for more help after she fell silent.

In the final moments of the clip, an ambulance can be seen pulling up behind Lisa's car to try and revive her.