Authorities have released the causes of death of a child whose body was found in a suitcase in April.
The little boy has still not been identified but the causes of his death have just been revealed. An autopsy on the child’s corpse discovered in a suitcase last month in the Indiana woods showed he died of electrolyte imbalance likely caused by viral gastroenteritis, the site says. Internet of the magazine “People”. He showed no physical trauma to his body and blood tests showed no trace of product intoxication.
The child, who could be 5 years old, was found inside a suitcase decorated with the motif of the city of Las Vegas, deposited in a wood. The photo of the luggage was unveiled by the authorities last April in order to alert the public and find out any information about it. “The suitcase has a distinctive Las Vegas design on the front and back,” Sergeant Carey Huls said in the press release at the time. “Investigators hope this image will lead to more accurate information and identification of the child.”
As soon as the corpse was discovered, the authorities sought in particular to go back to his parents or his legal guardians. “Someone at an Easter meal this weekend may have seen that someone was missing who should have been there. Family members, friends, people from a school, who may know that there was a problem and that this child could be that person, ”commented Carey Huls. Police have yet to receive any reports of missing children that match the description of the little boy.