Heat exposure linked to disabled Phoenix patient’s death

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner has released its report into the April death of a disabled group home patient in Phoenix.

The report states that 50-year-old William Henry Miller’s primary cause of death was likely an irregular heartbeat linked to hardened arteries, but environmental heat exposure and other medical conditions, including a long-term brain condition, may have played a role.

Temperatures at the time were around 100°F…

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