The death of a Ridgefield boy who was found dead in a hot car in July has been ruled a homicide by the medical examiner’s office, WTNH News 8 has learned. It is not immediately clear whether charges will be filed against the boy’s father.
State’s Attorney, Stephen Sedensky has said that as of right now there is no warrant of arrest issued for the death of Benjamin Seitz.
Sedensky and the Ridgefield Police Department will be working together during the investigation. It has been regarded as criminal investigation, according to a press release from Sedensky’s office.
There will be no comment on any details of the investigation, which include the autopsy report.
The death certificate for 15-month-old Benjamin Seitz reads “left in hot car.”
Seitz was left in the car July 7 when his father, Kyle Seitz, went to work. After finding the child in the hot car, the father drove the child to Danbury Hospital, where the child was pronounced dead.
Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Gill told News 8 the autopsy, which was completed last week, ruled the cause of death as ‘hyperthermia due to environmental exposure’, and the manner of death a homicide. The medical examiner said he can’t get into how long Benjamin Seitz was left in the car.
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