Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s cause of death revealed; Medical examiner says teen died from ‘serious injuries’
The official cause of death of 14-year-old singer Celeste Rivas Hernandez, associated with singer D4vd, has finally been revealed.
Cause of death of Celeste Rivas revealed
The teen, who was found dead and mutilated in the trunk of D4vd’s Tesla car, had ‘severe injuries’, according to an autopsy report released on Wednesday. According to the autopsy, there were significant wounds on his torso, which were probably caused by a sharp object.
Celeste Rivas’ body parts missing
His body was so disfigured that examiners could not even determine the color of his eyes. According to reports, at the time of her death she had braces and a tattoo on the inside of her finger that read “Shh…”. Parts of his hands and feet were missing as well as two other fingers. The body was reportedly ‘badly decomposed’ and its head was “partially skeletonized and missing its left eye.”
drugs found in his system
The autopsy report is “presumptive positive” for methamphetamine and MDMA, according to a report by LA County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Ode C. Ukpo. The report further states that the victim may have had alcohol in her system, but it did not cause her death.The examiner in Los Angeles ruled that Celeste was killed by multiple injuries caused by unspecified objects, and ruled her death a homicide.
The report was sealed after prosecutors granted permission for release.
A judge ordered the report sealed in November at the request of law enforcement after the teen’s dismembered body was found in September. But prosecutors agreed this week to allow its release. Dr. Ode C. Ukpo, L.A. County’s chief medical examiner, has sought to emphasize his agency’s independence from law enforcement and make its work as public as possible since taking over three years ago.He has said that he does not believe that sealing reports of his office’s work helps the investigation and has said that he would block release of the reports if compelled by court order.“After many months, I am grateful that this information can now be released not only to the public, but also to the grieving family,” Ukpo said in a statement Wednesday. “It is beyond comprehension that they had to wait so long to find out what happened to their daughter.”
Reason behind alleged murder
Prosecutors allege D4VD murdered the girl because she threatened to report that they had had a sexual relationship when she was 13 and he feared it would ruin her budding career.21-year-old alt-pop singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with murder on Monday. He pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, committing a lewd and lascivious act on a person under the age of 14 and mutilating a corpse. Burke’s attorneys said he did not cause Rivas Hernandez’s death and that they will vigorously defend his innocence.
