Thursday, July 08, 1999
Death of baby wrapped in plastic ruled accidental
BY JANICE MORSE
The Cincinnati Enquirer
HAMILTON — The death of an infant who was found with plastic around his head has been ruled accidental.
George William Bowling III, 5 months old, died June 12 at his home in the 500 block of Ross Avenue.
Butler County Coroner Dr. Richard P. Burkhardt ruled that the baby died from lack of oxygen to the brain, “due to suffocation with plastic sheeting,” a coroner's employee said Wednesday.
The child was “entangled in plastic sheeting discarded on floor,” the coroner's report says.
Officials previously said the baby's mother told them the child had apparently rolled off the couch and became entangled in the plastic, which an other child had apparently left on the floor.
Dr. Burkhardt was unavailable for comment Wednesday, an employee said.
The county Children Services Board (CSB) removed two other children from the home while awaiting the results of the death investigation. A judge granted temporary custody of those children, ages 2 and 4, to their paternal grand parents.
CSB spokeswoman Linda Lee Smith was unable to immediately determine what action the agency will take in the aftermath of the ruling. Officials said the home where the children lived was unsafe and unsanitary.
Hamilton police did not say whether they were closing the case or taking additional action.
Tourism riding a wave
Casino worker accused of $84K theft
Internet porn investigation widens
CPS solicits charter plans for schools
State tells charter school to return dissenter
Reader survey: Our next great leap
Reagan Hwy. work ready to roll
Smoking opponents applaud verdict
Bridge restoration fees to be examined
Driver shot in car dies; no motive
Fund to honor slain man
Guilt led man to kill ex-wife, he says
Officer pulled off drug task force
3 sites left in Kenton jail search
Bell's arrival brings the sound of partying
Years later, war memories remain strong
'WKRP' budget hurt quality of reruns
Bauer third in campaign cash race
GET TO IT
'Screw' turns on horrors of the mind
Agency for kids appoints leaders
Campaign inquiry turns to Ky. lawyer
Campbell joins tailpipe test foes
Clermont to build salt storage site
Death of baby wrapped in plastic ruled accidental
Falsely accused, man sues Hamilton
Hamilton gets youth view
Kenton moves to restrict adult clubs
Lakota finds principal within
Man injured in hit-run; driver faces charges
Plastic wrap suffocation accidental, coroner says
Pleasant Ridge's day makes return
Political workhorse quits GOP committee
Schools scrambling to fill principal positions
Teens cross cultures in church-building trip to Mexico
TRISTATE DIGEST
Warren property taxes due in 13 days
