sheriff's department. >> reporter: david perry had hoped to learn if she suffered long on the stairwell. the coroner did not supply time of death only that she was deceased for days before being found. >> reporter: dr. shevon read the coroner's report. her infection increased her need for water. >> dehydration means one thing to me. lynn spalding had access to water, and food, and medical attention inside the san francisco general hospital. when we were told outside the hospital for her means she died of neglect. she starved to death. >> reporter: the spalding family's lawyer also blasted the medical examiner's report.