Seven-year-old William Evans-Ellis died from blunt force trauma, according to the Hamilton County coroner. Police had closed an investigation into suspected abuse days before his body was found.
The Hamilton County coroner determined that seven-year-old William Evans-Ellis died from blunt force trauma. He was found dead in a closet inside a home in the Oakley neighborhood of Ohio, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
Months earlier, William's mother had reported suspicions that he was sexually abused. Springfield Township Police opened an investigation, then closed it days before the boy was found dead.
Records and police comments described in the report indicate officers did not visit the home or interview the person accused of abuse.
The supplied homepage headline focuses on the gap between the report of suspected abuse and the investigation's closure. The coroner's finding was blunt force trauma.
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