Child Abuse Victim Dies 10 Years After Abuse: Prince George's County Police

BOWIE, MD — A child abuse victim from Bowie died from a head injury ten years after the abuse, police announced Friday. (Subscribe to Bowie Patch to stay up to date with all local news.)

Elanis Milfort, 10, was a six-month-old baby when she suffered a head injury in a child abuse case in 2006.

Detectives arrested her father, Lionel Milfort, and charged him with child abuse. He was released from prison in June of 2014, police said.

In March of 2016, the victim underwent surgery to treat a spinal condition that was a result of the head trauma in 2006. She suffered complications and passed away three days after surgery.

At the end of June, 2017, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia ruled the death a homicide, police said. The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office will determine whether any additional charges will be filed in this case.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text, “PGPD plus your message” to CRIMES (274637) on your cell phone or go to www.pgpolice.org and submit a tip online.

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