THE cause of death of an unidentified five-year-old boy, whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase, has been revealed in a heartbreaking update.
The boy’s body was found back in April by a mushroom hunter in Indiana, however, nobody knows how the child ended up there.
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A memorial service in Salem for the “unknown angel” drew several mourners Wednesday. Donations from residents and businesses helped with the expenses, said Chaplain Todd Murphy.
Last week, the child’s cause of death was revealed by investigators to be from “electrolyte imbalance” most likely from “a viral gastroenteritis.”
But the mourners at Weathers Funeral Home said it wasn’t the mystery of the child’s passing that brought them to the service. Instead, they wanted to honor his life.
Despite not knowing his name, Murphy decided to call the child “Angel.”
“This unknown angel has been beloved by Washington County,” said Murphy. “So ‘Angle’ is what we will call him.”
Sgt Matt Hein with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that Angel has done so much for the community.
“We never knew him in life, but he has drawn us together with love and kindness,” he said.
The boy was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery with a marker of an angel. His tombstone reads, “In loving memory of a beloved little boy known but to God. Asleep in the arms of Jesus.”
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The child’s body was found in a suitcase with Las Vegas tags all over it on Saturday in the rural areas of Washington County.
A mushroom hunter made the initial discovery Indiana State Police Sergeant Carey Huls told a Fox News affiliate in Kentucky.
The boy is described as a Black boy standing four feet tall with a climb build and short hair.
The search to find answers to the case has spread across the country.
“We’re trying to spread that net as far as we can until we get that call, that information, that leads to that tip of the identification,” Huls told the news outlet.
No one has come forward with information on who the boy was or who took care of him as of yet.
One of the police’s top concerns is to find out who was responsible for the child.
“Right now, we need to know who that person or people were that were responsible for him so we can find out exactly what happened. And that will ultimately change the direction of this investigation,” Huls told the news outlet.
Police didn’t say if foul play was involved in the boy’s death.
“We’re obviously not going to do anything that will jeopardize our case, but people can take it at face value when you have a child who’s 5, they don’t take care of themselves,” Huls told the news outlet.
A resident, who didn’t want to be identified, commented on the boy’s death calling it “heartbreaking.”
“Devastating to our community,” she told the news outlet. “How could someone do this to such an innocent child?”
The Indiana State Police Department created a tip line for anyone who may know something about this case.
The number is: 1-888-437-6432.
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