Boy, 7, whose body was found encased in concrete had traces of cocaine and meth ...

Boy, 7, whose malnourished body was found encased in concrete in a storage unit in Colorado had traces of cocaine and meth in his liver Caden McWilliams' body had traces of the illicit drugs and was in a 'malnourished or deprived state' according to the Denver Medical Examiner The autopsy report could not confirm an exact cause of death, but since he was a child 'dependent on others for his care,' it was ruled a homicide Elisha Pankey, 43, Caden's mother, was formally charged after the boy's body was discovered in December in a Denver storage facility Police estimated the boy was killed at the beginning of May before being moved Pankey was charged with possession of heroin two days before the discovery

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Published: 05:31 GMT, 2 March 2019 | Updated: 05:31 GMT, 2 March 2019

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Caden McWilliams, 7, had traces of cocaine and meth in the liver tissue according to a coroner's report 

Caden McWilliams, 7, had traces of cocaine and meth in the liver tissue according to a coroner's report 

A seven-year-old boy found encased in concrete in a Denver storage unit just before Christmas last year had traces of illicit drugs detected in his system.

The medical examiner found that Caden McWilliams had 'cocaine metabolite and methamphetamine in liver tissue' in its autopsy report, according to CBS Denver.

He was also found to be malnourished with multiple physical injuries. 

'The postmortem examination reveals severe emaciation of the body consistent with a malnourished or deprived state,' the report stated. 'Numerous injuries of the head, trunk, and extremities are also noted.'

Elisha Pankey, 43, the mother of

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