"BRENTWOOD, Calif. (KGO) -- The results of an independent autopsy are in for a 72-year-old Brentwood woman who died after an interaction with police. An attorney for the family says she died from blunt force trauma to the head and torso and asphyxiation. The independent autopsy has concluded the manner of death for 72-year-old Yolanda Ramirez was homicide. Her death was linked to blunt force trauma to the head and torso as well as asphyxiation as a consequence of police restraint in October."
""This just confirms what witnesses have seen," said Yolanda's son Rich Ramirez. At the time, neighbors like Ashley Jeglum told ABC7 News - EXCLUSIVE: New video shows interaction between Bay Area police, 72-year-old woman before her death "They were being pretty rough, for a 72 year old lady." Yolanda Ramirez was picking up her brother for a medical appointment when she got into an argument with her sister who called police."
"An autopsy by the Contra Costa County DA's office found a preliminary natural cause of death -- a stroke with contributing factors of diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Melissa Nold is the attorney for the family. "We've had these kind of inconsistencies multiple times. If they leave out force that was used, restraint, body positioning and things like that the doctor is only looking for something natural because you didn't say that anything else happened," said Nold."
An independent autopsy concluded 72-year-old Yolanda Ramirez died by homicide from blunt force trauma to the head and torso and asphyxiation as a consequence of police restraint in October. Surveillance video captured parts of the interaction. A Contra Costa County DA's preliminary autopsy listed a natural cause of death as a stroke with contributing factors of diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Family attorney Melissa Nold said prior examinations omitted force, restraint, and body positioning. The Contra Costa County Coroner's Office has not released its autopsy report. Brentwood police said body-worn camera footage will be released by February 28.
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