Autopsy reveals 11-year-old found dead in New Britain weighed less than 30 pounds
The body of Jacqueline "Mimi" Torres-Garcia was found wrapped in multiple layers of cloth and plastic inside a 40-gallon plastic container in October. Authorities believe she died in 2024.
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The autopsy report for the 11-year-old New Britain girl discovered behind a vacant home last fall shows she weighed less than 30 pounds.
The body of Jacqueline "Mimi" Torres-Garcia was found wrapped in multiple layers of cloth and plastic inside a 40-gallon plastic container in October. Authorities believe she died in 2024.
According to the report, there was odor of ammonia around the wrappings and contents of the bin.
It also said that Jacqueline weighed 27 pounds and had a single blueberry in her stomach.
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Jacqueline's mother, her mother's boyfriend and her aunt all face charges in connection to her death.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled her death to be a homicide caused by fatal child abuse with starvation.
