Forensic Experts Seek Cause of Inmate’s Death
From Times Staff Reports
An autopsy has failed to determine why a 33-year-old inmate died Saturday in his cell in the County Jail medical ward, and blood and other samples have been forwarded to forensic experts for examination, officials said Wednesday.
“The cause is undetermined, and we’re awaiting drug testing and microscopic examination,” said Medical Examiner Ronald L. O’Halloran.
“There was no trauma, no evidence of injury. There’s really no evidence to indicate suicide at this point.”
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