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An 11-year-old Consentino girl died Tuesday night shortly after State and Lawrence Police opened an investigation into the circumstances that landed her in the hospital.
Essex County District Attorney’s office spokeswoman Carrie Kimball Monahan reported just before 8 p.m. that Precious Wallaces had died. Earlier, she told WHAV first responders were called to a Lawrence home early Saturday morning to assist the student. The girl, who lives in Haverhill, was taken to Lawrence General Hospital before being medflighted to Tufts Medical Center. She had been on life support since the weekend.
WHAV has received unconfirmed reports the student ingested a substance after school before falling ill. Superintendent Margaret Marotta has made grief counselors available for students needing support. Family members have created a GoFundMe page to pay for funeral expenses.
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UPDATE: The DA’s office confirmed the girl’s death to WHAV at 7:47 p.m. No other details were immediately available.
State and local police are investigating the circumstances into the medical event that put a Consentino student in the hospital. (File photograph)
An 11-year-old Consentino girl is fighting for her life at Tufts Medical Center in Boston Tuesday as State and Lawrence Police open an investigation into the circumstances that landed her in the hospital.
Essex County District Attorney’s office spokeswoman Carrie Kimball Monahan tells WHAV first responders were called to a Lawrence home early Saturday morning to assist Precious Wallaces. The girl, who lives in Haverhill, was taken to Lawrence General Hospital before being transported to Tufts, where she remains on life support.
WHAV has received unconfirmed reports the student ingested a substance after school before falling ill. Superintendent Margaret Marotta has made grief counselors available for students needing support. Family members have created a GoFundMe page to pay for predicted funeral expenses.