Medical examiner: Can't determine where, when Brendan Creato died

CAMDEN, N.J. -- The medical examiner who concluded that a young boy allegedly killed by his father died from "homicidal violence" has testified that he couldn't determine where or when the boy died.

Camden County Medical Examiner Gerald Feigin testified Wednesday that an examination of Brendan Creato's brain showed an abnormality consistent with oxygen deprivation that can be caused by asphyxiation, drowning, or strangulation.

But Feigin couldn't determine which of three led to the 3-year-old's death.

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