A PRELIMINARY autopsy found that Liliana “Lily” Peters suffered blunt force trauma and strangulation, and a suspect has been arrested in the case.
While Chippewa County Coroner Ron Patten noted that a full report is not expected for several weeks, the early findings confirm the 10-year-old’s death as a homicide, The Independent reported.
Chippewa Falls police also arrested a suspect in the case — a 14-year-old boy who allegedly sexually assaulted and strangled her to death.
At a court hearing where a $1million bond was handed down for the suspect, District Attorney Wade Newell said of the juvenile male that his intention was to “rape and kill her from the get-go.”
“While nothing will bring Lily Peters back, or change what happened, we are very grateful to be able to deliver this news for the family and for the community,” said Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matt Kelm.
The body of Lily Peters was discovered in a wooded area not far from her bike on Monday morning outside the Lienenkugel’s Brewery, a few blocks from her Wisconsin home.
Lily was riding her bike four blocks from her aunt’s house to her house, but the little girl never arrived and her father reported her missing.
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