Laramie County Coroner Rebecca Reid says her office is still waiting on autopsy results to come back on Athian Rivera, the missing 2-year-old Cheyenne boy whose body was found in a dumpster near his home at 514 Desmet Drive on Feb. 19. Nothing back yet, Reid told KGAB Radio Wednesday, adding that she didn t have any idea when to expect anything.
Reid says it s normal protocol for a case to take six to eight weeks for findings in determining the cause and manner of death.
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Police have recommended 27-year-old Wyatt Lamb who d been unlawfully living with Rivera s mother since August after allegedly strangling her in February 2020 be charged with murder and aggravated child abuse in Rivera s death, but District Attorney Leigh Anne Grant Manlove s office has yet to file any charges in the case.
Laramie County Coroner Rebecca Reid says a statement by Cheyenne police that autopsy results showed there wasn t a conclusive cause of death in the case of Athian Rivera, the missing 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a dumpster, simply isn t true. There are no autopsy reports. They have not come back yet, Reid told KGAB Radio Tuesday morning. I wanted to make sure you knew the truth.
Reid issued the following statement:
As of today, autopsy results for the two-year-old baby boy found deceased on February 19, 2021 have not been received and are still pending further investigation. It is normal protocol for a case to take six to eight weeks for findings in determining the cause and manner of death. The Laramie County Coroner s Office in conjunction with the contracted Forensic Pathologist determine the cause and manner of death on all cases.