Autopsy: Migrant child who died in US border patrol custody had infection
An autopsy has found that a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died of a bacterial infection while detained by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a case that drew worldwide attention to the plight of migrant families detained at the southern U.S. border.
The report says traces of streptococcus bacteria (Perhaps sepsis, from both Strep A & B, and vomiting is a first major symptom - is deadly very quickly) were found in Jakelin's lungs, adrenal gland, liver, and spleen. The autopsy says she faced a "rapidly progressive infection" that led to the failure of multiple organs ...
Jakelin and her father boarded a bus at about 4:30 a.m. Dec. 7 from the Antelope Wells port of entry for the Lordsburg station. According to a CBP statement, Jakelin's father reported just before the bus left at 5 a.m. that she was vomiting ...
She was flown to a hospital in El Paso, Texas, where she died the next day ...