Autopsy Results for 8-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy Who Died in US Custody Released

Autopsy Results for 8-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy Who Died in US Custody Released
Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8, died after traveling from Guatemala with his father to the United States on Dec. 24, 2019. Catarina Gomez via AP
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who was taken from his country to the United States by his father died from a bacterial infection leading to multiple organ failure, according to an autopsy.

A report on the autopsy of Felipe Gomez Alonzo was delivered to Guatemalan officials in recent days and showed the boy died from the infection and “complications from influenza B,” according to Oscar Padilla, the Guatemalan consul in Phoenix.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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