After they located the body, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation that included interviewing those who were believed to have been with Quawan before his disappearance and searching their home, the office said in a statement on Saturday. A preliminary autopsy report released by the Iberia Parish coroner on Friday said the cause of Quawan’s death was drowning, citing muddy water found in his airways and hyperinflated lungs. There are several bodies of water near the sugar cane field where Quawan was found, Mr. Hall said, but none deeper than two feet. No, not unless there’s another cause associated with that.”Image Quawan Charles in a photo provided by his family. Quawan’s death would be investigated — as a homicide — by the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Source: New York Times November 15, 2020 02:03 UTC