Autopsy confirms 10-year-old who collapsed after classroom fight died from a ...

Autopsy results confirm South Carolina fifth-grader who collapsed after a classroom fight died from a birth defect, not from the scuffle Raniya Wright, 10, got into a fight with another student at her school on March 25 She and the other student were taken to the principal's office, where Wright complained about pain in her head The 10-year-old reportedly grabbed her head and vomited before losing consciousness and dying two days later A prosecutor previously claimed Wright had arteriovenous malformation (AVM), an abnormal tangle of blood vessels that can disrupt normal blood flow Autopsy results released Thursday support the prosecutor's previous ruling  

By Chauncey Alcorn and Associated Press

Published: 18:06 BST, 2 May 2019 | Updated: 22:47 BST, 2 May 2019

Raniya Wright, 10, died on March 27 two days after getting into a fight with another student at her South Carolina elementary school

Raniya Wright, 10, died on March 27 two days after getting into a fight with another student at her South Carolina elementary school

Autopsy results released Thursday support a prosecutor's earlier assertion that natural causes stemming from a birth defect killed a 10-year-old South Carolina girl who collapsed shortly after a fight at school.

The seven-page autopsy report says fifth-grader Raniya Wright died after a tangle of malformed blood vessels ruptured in her brain.

Raniya passed away on March 27, two days after she complained of a headache and collapsed following a fight with another girl in her class at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro, South Carolina.

The autopsy found 'no traumatic injuries' to the girl's body.

'The manner of death is best deemed natural,' concluded the report dated April 22. It was released to reporters Thursday by the office of Solicitor Duffie Stone. 

The autopsy backs up

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