"Conducted on the request of Ramirez's family, the autopsy found she suffered from blunt force trauma to the head and torso. In view of the clinical history and the findings at the 2nd autopsy, the cause of death of this Hispanic female, Yolanda Bustos Ramirez, is multiple blunt force trauma and asphyxiation with complications all due to and as a consequence of police restraint, the autopsy report stated. The manner of death is homicide."
"Melissa Nold, an attorney for Ramirez's family, said the independent report was sent to the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office. According to Nold, the county coroner's office has yet to release its initial autopsy report, but the Ramirez family is expected to receive it in a few weeks. The family said they hope the findings of the independent autopsy will fast-track criminal prosecution of the officers involved, said Nold."
A 72-year-old Brentwood resident, Yolanda Ramirez, went unconscious in the back of a police car and died days later at a hospital. An independent autopsy requested by the family found blunt force trauma to the head and torso and concluded the cause of death was multiple blunt force trauma and asphyxiation with complications due to police restraint, ruling the manner of death homicide. The independent report was sent to the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, while the county coroner's initial autopsy has not yet been released. The family seeks criminal prosecution and a Coroner's Inquest; local protocol was recently amended to remove the inquest.
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