Boy’s Death at Prayer Rites Ruled a Homicide
An autistic 8-year-old boy who died after he was wrapped in sheets during a prayer service suffocated, a medical examiner said. The death was ruled a homicide.
Terrance Cottrell Jr. died because his chest was somehow restricted, according to a statement issued by the office of the Milwaukee County coroner.
A man was arrested in connection with the death, which occurred Friday night at a church in a Milwaukee strip mall. Police have not identified him, but David Hemphill Sr., bishop of the Faith Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith, said the man is his brother, Ray, another minister.
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