Cause of 4-year-old’s Death Released

A 4-year-old Enumclaw boy whose was reported as suspicious died of sepsis and an abdominal infection, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

Bryce Bjornson-Campbell died Jan. 6 at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma. The infections were due to perforations in the intestine and esophagus, though what caused them isn’t known, the Medical Examiner’s Office said. The boy’s manner of death is also unknown.

Hospital officials alerted authorities to injuries the boy had that they deemed suspicious. King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart said Monday that the office is still investigating the case.