10-19-2018, 10:33 AM
Three weeks after a 6-year-old special needs boy was found in a creek bed outside Rankin Lake Park, police are still looking for answers to Maddox Ritch’s death.
Gastonia Police said Thursday they’re still trying to figure out how he ended up where he was found and what caused his death.
The department has yet to receive the results of toxicology reports or an autopsy from the medical examiner’s autopsy, according to Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton.
“While we await those final medical examiner’s reports, which can take weeks or even months, our work continues to piece together his last movements,” Helton said.
“We appreciate the continued support, patience, and understanding of our community. The Gastonia Police Department will do everything possible to learn the facts of what happened in the final moments of Maddox’s life. Please continue to pray for his family, friends and each other.”
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Gastonia Police said Thursday they’re still trying to figure out how he ended up where he was found and what caused his death.
The department has yet to receive the results of toxicology reports or an autopsy from the medical examiner’s autopsy, according to Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton.
“While we await those final medical examiner’s reports, which can take weeks or even months, our work continues to piece together his last movements,” Helton said.
“We appreciate the continued support, patience, and understanding of our community. The Gastonia Police Department will do everything possible to learn the facts of what happened in the final moments of Maddox’s life. Please continue to pray for his family, friends and each other.”
https://www.gastongazette.com/news/20181...ven-months