Morristown girl who died did not suffer injury, investigators say
Wednesday, December 03, 2008MORRISTOWN: Detectives investigating the death of a 12-year-old Morristown girl have preliminarily determined she did not suffer any trauma or injury before she died, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office today.
Before she was pronounced dead at 8:07 a.m. Monday, investigators determined the young girl was in the bathroom. Her mother had called 911 at 7:13 a.m. after she couldn't get into the bathroom while trying to find her daughter.
The door was locked. The girl's mother struggled to open the door while her boyfriend ran outside, grabbed a ladder and tried to gain access to the second-story bathroom window, authorities said.
The girl's mother managed to break open the door, finding her daughter in the tub. She was unresponsive, authorities said. The mother's boyfriend ran back to the apartment and carried her down the stairs as he and her mother planned to rush her to Morristown Memorial Hospital.
First responders arrived at the residence and tried to revive her, performing CPR before she was transported to the hospital, authorities said.
Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi said, "There was no evidence of trauma or injury to the victim. Although our investigation is on-going at this time, the cause and manner of this tragic death is currently pending the results of further medical testing. Additional information will be provided as soon as it becomes available."
Anyone with information is asked to call the prosecutor's office at (973) 285-6200 or Morristown police at (973) 292-6614
Media Contact: Agent Bill Swayze