Dad in tears after autopsy on daughter Mercedez
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June 8, 2026
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The father of murdered 12-year-old Mercedez Layne broke down in tears today after learning the results of an autopsy which confirmed that his daughter died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Ronald Cabrera, speaking following the examination, said no punishment could ever undo the pain his family is experiencing.
The autopsy was conducted on the body of the Erin RC Primary School student, whose partially clothed body was discovered near an oil well along Carapal Road, Erin, on Sunday morning, hours after she had been reported missing.
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