Infant death at Las Vegas hospital ruled homicide

The death of an infant whose umbilical catheter was severed at a Las Vegas hospital has been ruled a homicide.

Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy says the ruling means the July 22 death of 2-month-old Miowne Obote was at the hands of another, but it’s not necessarily a murder.

Monday’s autopsy report shows the infant at Sunrise Children’s Hospital suffered severe bleeding when the catheter was severed, causing a fatal lack of oxygen to the brain.