TEMPE, AZ — A medical examiner has ruled the death of a 13-year-old girl a homicide after Tempe police found a “makeshift cage” inside the home earlier this year.
A spokesperson for the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office said the death of Melony Granados was ruled a homicide.
ABC15 previously reported that Granados was covered in bruises and sores, all in various stages of healing. Her grandmother, 55-year-old Virginia Lujan, told investigators the girl had fallen down the stairs at the home. Lujan did not seek medical attention because she believed the girl would be fine, police say…