Coroner Delays Findings In Autopsy Of 10-Year-Old Deaf Girl
HAWTHORNE (CBS) — The L.A. County Coroner has deferred a finding on the cause of death of a 10-year-old Hawthorne girl found last weekend, a lieutenant said on Monday.
An autopsy was scheduled Sunday to determine the cause of death and if Amanda Cooper was sexually assaulted, McKibben said. But Lt. Larry Dietz said a determination on the cause of the girl's death would be deferred pending further test results.
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She was found unresponsive at her home in the 4800 block of West 132nd about 7:20 a.m. Saturday, according to sheriff's deputies and coroner's Investigator Jerry McKibben.
Emergency room doctors said the girl — who reportedly was deaf — may have been the victim of a sexual assault, deputies said.
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