(L.A.) Abdelkrim Elmezayen, 8, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2015-02491

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 8-year-old Middle Eastern male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the child as Abdelkrim Elmezayen.

Manner of Death: Undetermined

Cause of Death: Drowning

RIP ABDELKRIM ELMEZAYEN (March 2, 2007 – April 10, 2015)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 2:14 p.m.

The decedent’s name is Arabic. He and his brother died when their family car fell into the ocean. Years later, their father was found guilty of murdering them for insurance money. The two boys were autistic.