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Office of the Maricopa County Medical Examiner
Coverage of Office of the Maricopa County Medical Examiner in the Nexus archive.
- Family plans legal fight after toddler declared dead, later found alive in hospital morgue
A family plans legal action after their 1-year-old son was declared dead by Dr. A Toosi at Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center but was later found alive in the hospital morgue. The incident occurred after the toddler was found in a backyard pool during a Super Bowl party, and conflicting accounts of his condition were noted before and after the death declaration. The boy was revived and transferred to Phoenix Children’s Hospital, with prosecutors reviewing potential child abuse charges against the parents.