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March 13th, 2009, 09:27 AM
PAOLI, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma medical examiner's office concludes that a 2-month-old Paoli boy died earlier this week of a traumatic head injury.
No arrests had been made on Thursday in the death of Brody Speerbrecher.
Lisa Speerbrecher called 911 on Monday morning and said her son wasn't breathing. Garvin County Undersheriff Steve Brooks says he died an hour later at a Pauls Valley hospital.
Brooks says both parents were home when Brody stopped breathing, but they told authorities they don't know what happened.
Brooks says three other children living in the home were placed in Department of Human Services custody.
He says deputies found evidence someone was dealing drugs from inside the home, as well as a small amount of marijuana.
http://www.kswo.com/global/story.asp?s=10000136
PAOLI, OK -- Garvin County investigators are questioning how a two-month-old infant suddenly died Monday. Authorities know what caused the Paoli child's death, but are still working to find out how it happened.
"It's very difficult. It's difficult for all the officers involved in the investigation," Garvin County Under sheriff Steven Brooks said.
It is unclear how 2-month-old Brody Cole Speerbrecher died from an acute subdural hematoma. Officials say it is an abnormal head injury for such a young child.
"What that means was some sort of acute, sudden traumatic injury to this child's head caused it to die," Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office Spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard said.
Now investigators are working to uncover how Brody sustained the injury. The Garvin County Sheriff's Department got a 911 call from Brody's mother who told operators Brody was unresponsive. He was then transported to the Pauls Valley General Hospital and after about forty-five minutes was pronounced dead.
"As a father all the deputies who work here are parents. We have children and any person who comes in contact with a young infant or young child you just have to look at it from a different side," Brooks said.
Investigators admit Brody's death is suspicious. Sources tell NewsChannel 4 marijuana was found inside the home and was intended to be distributed, but no arrest warrants have been made.
There were two other children inside the home that Brody's father has from a previous marriage. They were placed in DHS custody.http://www.kswo.com/global/story.asp?s=10000136
No arrests had been made on Thursday in the death of Brody Speerbrecher.
Lisa Speerbrecher called 911 on Monday morning and said her son wasn't breathing. Garvin County Undersheriff Steve Brooks says he died an hour later at a Pauls Valley hospital.
Brooks says both parents were home when Brody stopped breathing, but they told authorities they don't know what happened.
Brooks says three other children living in the home were placed in Department of Human Services custody.
He says deputies found evidence someone was dealing drugs from inside the home, as well as a small amount of marijuana.
http://www.kswo.com/global/story.asp?s=10000136
PAOLI, OK -- Garvin County investigators are questioning how a two-month-old infant suddenly died Monday. Authorities know what caused the Paoli child's death, but are still working to find out how it happened.
"It's very difficult. It's difficult for all the officers involved in the investigation," Garvin County Under sheriff Steven Brooks said.
It is unclear how 2-month-old Brody Cole Speerbrecher died from an acute subdural hematoma. Officials say it is an abnormal head injury for such a young child.
"What that means was some sort of acute, sudden traumatic injury to this child's head caused it to die," Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office Spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard said.
Now investigators are working to uncover how Brody sustained the injury. The Garvin County Sheriff's Department got a 911 call from Brody's mother who told operators Brody was unresponsive. He was then transported to the Pauls Valley General Hospital and after about forty-five minutes was pronounced dead.
"As a father all the deputies who work here are parents. We have children and any person who comes in contact with a young infant or young child you just have to look at it from a different side," Brooks said.
Investigators admit Brody's death is suspicious. Sources tell NewsChannel 4 marijuana was found inside the home and was intended to be distributed, but no arrest warrants have been made.
There were two other children inside the home that Brody's father has from a previous marriage. They were placed in DHS custody.http://www.kswo.com/global/story.asp?s=10000136