DCF probe needed
Re the Dec. 16 story Florida DCF to review death of 15-month-old boy in Manatee: Child-abuse injuries sometimes can be consistent with those of a fall, which is likely with a toddler. That said, such falls are usually not from a great height and would not be consistent with the injuries that occur.
As a former coroner’s investigator, as well as having a background as an Oxnard Police Department Crime Scene investigator, I have attended and documented well over a hundred autopsies.
Cases such as 15-month-old Knowellan Kelly, where there are questions as to whether a death is accidental or a crime, begs for investigation by law enforcement rather than by agency personnel.
If Florida’s laws don’t provide for this, then they should be changed.
Leo G. Alvarez,
Oxnard, Calif.
This story was originally published January 15, 2016 at 6:45 PM with the headline "DCF probe needed."