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Autopsy shows 2-year-old boy's death a homicide

5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago Wednesday, December 13 2017 Dec 13, 2017 December 13, 2017 3:29 PM December 13, 2017 in News
Source: Associated Press
By: Associated Press
Photo: Jacob Pelletier's family GoFundMe page

CONCORD, N.H.- New Hampshire authorities say an autopsy of a 2-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances shows his death was a homicide.

The autopsy also has revealed that the boy's cause of death was blunt force trauma to the abdomen.

Manchester police responded to a home at 11:30 a.m. Monday for a report of an unconscious toddler. The boy was taken to a hospital, but was pronounced dead a short time later. He's been identified as Jacob Pelletier.

Attorney General Gordon MacDonald said Wednesday the investigation into the circumstances that led to Pelletier's death is ongoing.

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