The Montgomery County Coroner's Office has determined the cause of death of an 8-month-old infant who reportedly died after being left in a car for several hours.
The infant's preliminary cause of death has been ruled as significant dehydration
but the final determination of the cause and matter of death will not be made for four to eight weeks when an autopsy on the infant will be completed, according to a press release issued yesterday by the Athens County Coroner's Office.
Jeffrey Winkenwerder, 32, of Albany took his son at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday to the emergency department at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, according to a news release issued by the Athens Police Department.
It has been reported that Winkenwerder, who is the general manager at the Ohio University Inn & Conference Center, accidentally left the child in his car while he was at work and did not discover he had done so until the end of the day. However, repeated attempts by Post reporters to confirm these reports were unsuccessful. Officials from the Athens Police Department referred questions to Athens County Coroner Dr. Scott Jenkinson, but Jenkinson could not be reached for comment.
Winkenwerder is currently at home with his family, and inn officials said they do not know when he will return to work.
We have experienced a very tragic event with Mr. Winkenwerder and his son said Jack Warner, who is acting as general manager in Winkenwerder's absence. I don't know too much more right now.
Officers answer fight calls
Police officers responded to an unusually high number of fights and calls for assistance from the Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service this weekend, according to a press release issued by the Athens Police Department.
According to the press release, officers responded to three fight calls from Friday night to early Saturday morning. A subject who was involved in one of the fights was transported to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital for a visible head injury. Officers also responded with SEOEMS to four different locations in the city where victims were found unconscious from what appeared to be alcohol-related incidents. Three of the four unconscious people were taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, according to the news release. From Saturday night to early Sunday morning, officers responded to four fights and one assault. One call for assistance from SEOEMS was regarding a male who was found unconscious from suspected alcohol-related causes, according to the news release.
One of the fights Saturday night involved about six people inside Taco Bell, 41 S. Court St. Two of the people involved were arrested and taken to Southeast Ohio Regional Jail in Nelsonville, the report stated.
APD Chief Richard Mayer said he did not know the locations of all the fights, and Lt. Roger Deardorff, who prepared the press release, could not be reached for comment.
Student cornered on catwalk
A female student was approached and cornered by two males at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday on the catwalk of South Green, according to a police report issued by the Ohio University Police Department.
According to the report, the two men approached the woman as she walked from Dougan House toward Nelson Dining Hall. One male tried to grab her arms after they both attempted to corner her. The woman was able to get away from the men, and then waited with two other females who were smoking on the catwalk before returning to her room, according to the report.
The case still is under investigation, and the woman will speak soon with an OUPD sketch artist to produce a composite drawing of the two men.
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