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Mexican authorities investigating the case of an American lawyer who was discovered lifeless at a resort resort earlier this month decided there was no foul play in his demise, in line with an official assertion launched Thursday.
Elliot Blair, 33, died from extreme head trauma, struggling accidents in keeping with “a fall from a height, ruling out traces of violence in the body of the lawyer produced by a firearm or sharp instrument,” in line with the lawyer basic’s workplace within the Mexican state of Baja California.
The findings are primarily based on outcomes of an post-mortem carried out by the Judiciary Forensic Medical Service, the workplace of Attorney General Ricardo Iván Carpio Sánchez mentioned within the written assertion.
Previously, the lawyer basic’s workplace mentioned Blair’s demise gave the impression to be the “result of an unfortunate accident from a fall by the now deceased from a third-story floor,” in line with its assertion to the Orange County Register.
Earlier this week, Blair’s household indicated the lawyer was a sufferer of a brutal crime.
“The family, which has extensive legal training in criminal law, wholeheartedly believes based on their initial investigation, that Elliot was the victim of a brutal crime,” in line with a household assertion offered by their lawyer, David Scarsone.
Act Daily News reached out to the Blair household’s lawyer for extra data.
Blair – who served as a deputy public defender in Orange County, California – was celebrating his first wedding ceremony anniversary together with his spouse, Kim, in Mexico on the Las Rocas Resort in Rosarito Beach, about 45 miles south of San Diego.
He was discovered lifeless final Saturday on the property close to the world of the steps that result in the parking zone, Mexican authorities mentioned.
“Elliot was known for a smile on his face and a clever mind,” a GoFundMe created in Blair’s honor reads. “There are not enough words to express the level of love he had for Kim. Kim was his life. They just started building a life together in their first year of marriage.”
The fundraiser – which has exceed its purpose of $100,000 – was set as much as assist Blair’s household return his physique to the US.
According to the lawyer basic’s workplace in Baja California, Blair’s physique had “signs of alcohol.” However, the household has disputed that notion.
“Elliot was not intoxicated at the time of this incident,” the household mentioned.
The household additionally mentioned they advised a coroner’s liaison they’ll rent a non-public agency to conduct an impartial investigation that features toxicology. The liaison had advised them a toxicology report had not been accomplished, they mentioned.
Blair’s household has additionally refused to cremate his physique, underscoring {that a} funeral residence has relayed to them that authorities have really helpful that course of.
Another key element the household has disputed is the placement of the demise, saying Blair died exterior the room’s entrance door in an open-air walkway, in line with the household assertion.
Blair and his spouse has stayed at that resort a number of instances up to now 5 years, in line with the GoFundMe web page.