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According to documents obtained by WESH-TV, an autopsy showed no signs of drowning, but instead there were signs of battered child syndrome.
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Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2021
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Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2021
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“Battered child syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battered%20child%20syndrome. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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battered child syndrome
noun
bat·tered child syndrome
ˌbat-ərd- 
: the complex of physical injuries (as fractures, hematomas, and contusions) that results from gross abuse (as by a parent) of a young child compare shaken baby syndrome
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