Syracuse, N.Y. — Neffy Harris, 5, died from being beaten, according to the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The office released the preliminary autopsy results this afternoon, confirming that the remains found Tuesday were that of Harris and that the immediate cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries.
Neffy’s mother, Latasha Mott, told police that she had beaten the girl with a belt in the shower until she died on Jan. 6, authorities said. Then she hid her body, eventually burying her in the woods off of Salt Springs Road, where police found her yesterday.
The medical examiner’s office also determined that the cause of death was a homicide.
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