Frist is continuing to testify.
“He appeared to be a healthy, young 22-month-old male child,” Frist said of Cooper.
Cooper had a lividity pattern, referring to blood pooling in the body, which stains the skin and allows them to determine the position of the body at death.
There were abrasions on Cooper’s body, around his head and face and his arms and legs.
You can get them from rubbing a hard surface. In this case, if you come into contact with a hot surface, it can also cause abrasions, Frist said.
Cooper died of hyperthermia – excessive heat. Forensically his death was due to someone else’s hand, which makes it homicide, Frist said.