CORONER DECLARES 4 DEATHS HOMICIDE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS FOUND INSIDE HOME.Byline: Ryan Oliver Staff Writer The Los Angeles County Coroner The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner was created in its present form on December 7, 1990 by an ordinance approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, though it has existed in some form since the late 19th century. ruled Wednesday that the deaths of four members of the Kumar family - found May 4 in their charred Hollywood Hills The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of the City of Los Angeles, California, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse range of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz District and Hollywood, on the south side of the Valley, to house - were homicides, but refused to release the cause of death. Coroner spokesman David Campbell David Campbell may refer to:
``We're respecting that request,'' Campbell said. ``They're conducting a criminal investigation and don't want information that comes out that'll hinder that.'' Detective Vic Pieprantoni with the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division would not discuss any specifics on the case, only describing it as ``difficult.''. ``We're working the case, we're still in the preliminary stage,'' Pieprantoni said. ``We're developing leads and pursuing them.'' The charred bodies of the victims, including two teen-agers, were found in their house on the 2900 block of Lakeridge Drive after firefighters extinguished a blaze that heavily damaged the home. Officials said the fire was intentionally set, with traces of flammable liquids found in two rear bedrooms. The victims were identified as Tulsi tulsi /tul·si/ (tool´se) a type of basil, Ocimum sanctum, considered sacred in India and having immunostimulant, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties, used in ayurvedic medicine. Kumar, 16; her brother, Paras Kumar, 18; their mother, Gita Kumar, 43; and 63-year-old Sitaben Patel, Gita Kumar's mother. Harish Kumar, Gita Kumar's husband, told officials he arrived at his house about 11:15 p.m. and called 911 when he found it engulfed in flames with his family trapped inside. Police questioned Harish Kumar, 47, for hours and later released him. The Kumar family ran a chain of three motels in Los Angeles. Property records show their motels were assessed at more than $2 million in 2000. Tulsi Kumar was a student at Reseda High School Reseda High School, established in 1955, is located in the Reseda section of Los Angeles, California, United States. The current principal of Reseda High is Alfredo Tarin. The mascot of Reseda High is the Regent, a lion welding a crown and a scepter. . |
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