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Baby’s death ruled a homicide after suffering broken neck during delivery at Georgia hospital
A medical examiner on Tuesday released the manner of death for a baby whose mother accused a Georgia hospital and others of decapitating during delivery, ruling it a homicide.
The Clayton County, Georgia Medical Examiner’s office said the baby died from a broken neck and the baby’s head was detached, according to a news release shared with CNN.
The 20-year-old mother, Jessica Ross, filed a lawsuit in August alleging the Southern Regional Medical Center attempted to conceal the manner of death of the baby, Treveon Isaiah Taylor Jr., from her and her boyfriend, Trevon Isaiah Taylor Sr., along with the whole family.
The medical examiner’s office said Ross’s baby died from “fracture-dislocation with complete transection, upper cervical (C1-C2) spine and spinal cord,” due to “shoulder dystocia, arrest of labor, and fetal entrapment in the birth canal,” according to the news release.
The medical examiner said pregnancy-induced diabetes and premature rupture of membranes were also significant conditions contributing to Taylor’s death.Ross says the doctor “grossly” and “negligently applied excessive traction” on her baby’s head and neck, the complaint says. The doctor is also accused of failing to do a Caesarean section “in a timely and proper manner,” which resulted in the baby’s decapitation and death, according to the lawsuit. The Caesarean section was completed at about 3 a.m. on July 10, the filing said.
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