However, the manner of death — accident or homicide — remains open pending the outcome of the police investigation. Under the policy, "interventions intended to preserve organ function, but which may hasten death, are prohibited." The chart said his heart stopped at 10:59 a.m. and Brill declared death four minutes later. The coroner's office assigned Cole's case to Bertone, a registered nurse who was the only full-time pediatric death investigator. ———Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/

Source: ABC News June 12, 2017 17:42 UTC