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Celeste Rivas' family leaves courtroom before autopsy report
New York Post • • general
Key Points:
- Celeste Rivas' parents left the Los Angeles courtroom before the autopsy details were presented during the preliminary hearing of singer David Burke, accused of her murder.
- Deputy Medical Examiner Grant Ho testified that Rivas' body was severely decomposed, weighed only 71 pounds, and showed trauma, particularly to the extremities; her braces were also found during the exam.
- The 14-year-old was allegedly stabbed to death by Burke, who then dismembered her body and placed the parts in bags inside his Tesla.
- Rivas' parents witnessed graphic images of their daughter's mutilated body during the hearing, despite their attorney's request to look away, and were visibly emotional afterward.
- Testimony from the Deputy Medical Examiner is expected to continue in court on Friday.
