UPDATE
August 7, 2012
Warsaw Police and the Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office continue to investigate the death of a child at his babysitter’s home on the city’s south side. At 1:39 p.m. yesterday, medics and police were called to the 900 block of S. Union Street after receiving a 911 call of an unresponsive two year boy. Payton Brettell, the 18 month old son of David and Nova Brettell, of Warsaw, was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital and later pronounced dead at 2:13 p.m. by Dr. Mansfield. An autopsy was performed this afternoon by Dr. McDonald at the Northeast Regional Forensic Center. The preliminary results found accidental death due to positional asphyxia. The final autopsy and lab results are pending. At this time, police believe the incident to be accidental and do not believe any foul play is involved, however, the case remains under investigation by the Warsaw Police Department, the Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office, and Child Protective Services.
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ORIGINAL MESSAGE
Warsaw Police and the Kosciusko County Coroner’s office are currently involved in a death investigation at a south side Warsaw home. On Monday, August 6th, at 1:39 p.m. , a 911 call was received to Central Dispatch of an unresponsive two year old male at the home of his baby-sitter. Upon arrival of police and MTEMS medics, the unresponsive child was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:13 p.m.
Warsaw detectives, Coroner’s investigators and Division of Child Service personnel are investigating this matter. An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon at the Northeast Regional Forensic Center in Fort Wayne. At this time, the cause and manner of death have not been conclusively determined, and the investigation continues.
The identity of the child is not being released at this time, pending notification of family and pending autopsy results.
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