asphyxia

An autopsy determined the girl died from asphyxia due to neck compression and drowning, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

The San Diego County medical examiner’s office concluded that the cause of death was asphyxia and classified the manner of death as homicide.

Their deaths were caused by asphyxia due to inhalation of smoke from the car, with burns being a “significant” factor in the fatalities, according to an autopsy report cited by the San Francisco Chronicle.

High levels of intoxication can lead to tripping and falling down, and fatal accidents were reported due to asphyxia.

The state medical examiner’s office ruled Otieno’s death a homicide, finding that he died of “positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints.”