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Autopsy Shows Child Had Traumatic Head Injury

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OMAHA, Neb. -- An autopsy performed Monday shows a 1-year-old child who died at a hospital this week had a traumatic head injury.

Charges will be delayed until after the baby's funeral.

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Davion Winrow's death is under investigation. Kleine said charges have not been filed, but those could include child abuse and accidental death. 

Police said the boy was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center in the early hours of Thursday with a critical injury that wasn't described. He died at the hospital.

Winrow was in foster care since he was born. Police said he was taken to the hospital by the person who was caring for him at the time. The name of the individual is not available because the investigation is still ongoing, police said.

Davion was born on Sept. 18, 2006, to Lisa Moten. According to court records, she was a known alcoholic and a drug addict. As a newborn, Davion tested positive for cocaine and was placed in foster care, and Moten's parental rights were terminated, records show.

Records show that Moten had previously lost parental rights to three other children, two in 1994 and one in 2003.

Davion was scheduled to be placed up for adoption in February.

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2007 Sep 30