The Riviera Beach Police Department has released new details in the death of a 7-year-old girl who was found unresponsive at a home in earlier this year.
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Police said on April 28 they found 7-year-old Nia Williams unresponsive at a home at 1501 West 15th St. in Riviera Beach. The girl was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center for treatment, where she died from her injuries later that night.
An autopsy revealed that the girl had suffered severe blunt force trauma, including a lacerated liver and internal bleeding, which resulted in her death being ruled homicide. Initial claims that the girl had been given medication were refuted by toxicology reports that revealed no significant drug presence, police said…