Photo: Indiana State Police
Officials say the body of a boy believed to be around 5 years old, who was found dead in a suitcase in the woods in Indiana last month, still has not been identified. However, medical examiners have concluded his cause of death.
According to the report, the child’s blood toxicology was negative and there was no physical trauma to the body, police said in the release.
The report further states there was an “absence of significant traumatic injuries,” advising there was “no anatomical cause of death,” authorities noted.
PEOPLE previously reported that the boy’s body was found in a hard-case “Las Vegas-themed” suitcase, and described him as “a Black male, approximately 4 ft. tall, with a slender build and short haircut,” according toa previous press release.
The suitcase was located approximately 80 ft. off Holder Road in a heavily wooded area of eastern Washington County, which is located in southern Indiana, police added. They believe based on the autopsy report that the child was already dead when placed into the suitcase.
“Investigators continue to utilize a variety of investigative techniques and have worked with several outside agencies during this investigation. Although numerous tips have been called into the nationwide tip line, detectives have not been able to identify the boy,” police said. “Investigators are not ruling out the possibility that the child could be from out of state or even out of the country.”
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“Right now that is the No. 1 point of this investigation, to find out who this child is,” the Indiana State Police said during apress conferenceshortly after the body was found. “At this point, we still do not have that information… and he deserves to be heard.”
No missing child report that could lead them to the child’s origins has been identified, according to authorities. Anyone who has information regarding this case is encouraged to call the nationwide toll-free tip line at 1-888-437-6432.
source: people.com
