An autopsy found that the death of a 4-month-old girl last week was the result of child abuse.
An autopsy Friday determined that a child who died last week was the victim of child abuse.
Ra’Niya White, a 4-month-old from the Grand Crossing neighborhood, was pronounced dead on the evening of July 13 at Comer Children’s Hospital. An autopsy determined the girl died from multiple injuries from child abuse and her death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.Chicago police said the child was taken to the hospital from the area of the 5700 block of South Drexel Avenue in Hyde Park.
Citing the girl’s apparent history of medical problems, police at the time said the death had been classified as a noncriminal matter and closed. On Friday, a Chicago police spokeswoman said the case was still considered a death investigation, but added there were no indications whether the case would be reopened.A spokeswoman with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services said the agency had prior contact with one of the girl’s parents, but provided no other details.
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