KAILUA-KONA — A 44-year-old Honokaa woman was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of 3-year-old Fabian Garett-Garcia, who died last year while in foster care.
At 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, Hawaii Police officers arrested Chasity Alcosiba Mckenzie on suspicion of second-degree murder at a residence off Kahana Drive. She remains in custody pending charges.
Fabian was pronounced dead July 25, 2017, at North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea. According to police, officers responded to a foster home in Waimea where the child was not breathing.
Police said at the time the foster parents gave police an indication of what happened to the toddler throughout the day. However, details of anyone’s statements are not being released due to the ongoing investigation.
The pathologist’s report, which the Hawaii Police Department said it received Feb. 22, determined Fabian’s cause of death to be “blunt force trauma to the head,” according to a media release. The manner of death was listed as “undetermined.”
In June, Hawaii Police Maj. Robert Wagner said the case was being reviewed by a second doctor because the first doctor couldn’t determine a manner of death.
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