Cause of death released for 2 young girls found dead in suitcases in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner released the cause of death for the two little Cleveland half-sisters who were found buried in suitcases in a shallow grave at Ginn Academy on Cleveland’s East Side.

The listed cause of death for both 8-year-old Mila Chatman and 10 -year-old Amor Wilson was homicide by unspecified means with malnutrition.

Their 28-year-old mother is accused of murdering the two has a hearing in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday.

Aliyah Henderson has already pleaded not guilty to charges, including murder for the deaths

The bodies of the two young girls were discovered on March 2 by a man walking his dog near E. 162nd Street and Midland Avenue.

His dog detected the scent, and the man immediately called 911.

Officers found the second body nearby when they arrived.

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A six-year-old son was found by Cleveland police when Henderson was arrested at her home on East 162nd St. on March 4.

Police said he appeared to be in good health and is now in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services.

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Henderson is being held in the Cuyahoga County Jail on a $2 million bond.

She is charged with six counts of aggravated murder, four counts of murder, six counts of kidnapping, four counts of felonious assault, three counts of child endangering, one count of tampering with evidence and two counts of gross abuse of a corpse.

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