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The tragic death of 19-year-old Brianna Aguilera, a Texas A&M student, has been officially ruled as a suicide. Aguilera lost her life last year after a fatal fall from the 17th floor of an Austin apartment balcony.
The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Aguilera died by suicide, with the cause being blunt force trauma, as detailed in an autopsy report obtained by the Austin American-Statesman.
Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Leticia Schuman stated in the report, “It is my opinion that the cause of death is blunt trauma.”
The investigation led by law enforcement found no evidence suggesting the involvement of another individual in the incident, which resulted in Aguilera’s untimely death.
As previously reported by CrimeOnline, Aguilera fell from the balcony of a student apartment near the University of Texas, located at 2101 Rio Grande Street, on November 29.
Toxicology results indicated that Aguilera had alcohol in her system,”twice the legal limit,” The Dallas News reports. She also had Delta 8 in her urine.
Following the incident, Austin police labeled Aguilera’s death a suicide before autopsy results were available, prompting a lawsuit filed on behalf of her family, who believe she possibly died from foul play.
The family’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, stated during a January press conference that he believed Austin PD’s investigation had been lacking.
APD’s lead detective, Robert Marshall, stated that that Aguilera had made mention of self-harm to friends and wrote, then deleted, a digital suicide note on her phone
Buzbee denied the purported note, calling it “total malarkey.” He also claimed that it wasn’t possible for Aguilera, given her height, to fall over the balcony’s railing volubntarily.
“We know how tall Brianna was. She was 5’2. The railing’s 44 inches. You don’t fall over it. There’s no, there’s no furniture on in the balcony. There’s nothing to climb up on to jump off.”
The autopsy report, however, indicated that there had been no evidence of another person involved in the fall.
“It is unlikely that the decedent accidentally fell over the railing. As such, and with review and consideration of all available materials including autopsy findings, toxicology results, as well as scene and law enforcement investigation, the manner of death is best classified as suicide,” the report reads.
Meanwhile, Buzbee, along with Gamez Law Firm, continue to conduct their own investigation into Aguilera’s death.
Check back for updates.
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