Three staff members at a Michigan youth home have been charged in the death of Cornelius Fredericks. The 16-year-old died on May 1 from asphyxia after being held down by the staffers for about 12 minutes after throwing a piece of bread on the floor.
An autopsy report released Wednesday by the medical examiner's office in Kalamazoo, Mich., ruled the suffocation death of Cornelius Fredericks a homicide.Photo courtesy of Fieger, Fieger, Kenney and Harrington PC
Fredericks was apparently held down by the staffers for about 12 minutes after throwing a piece of bread on the floor at Lakeside Academy where he lived, according to an investigation by state officials.When he became unresponsive, the state investigation found, employees at the home — which houses children in foster care or the juvenile justice system — failed to perform CPR and waited another 12 minutes to call for medical assistance.
"Cornelius's scream of 'I can't breathe' was not enough to get the staff members to stop the excessive restraint," Marko said.
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