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Adopted Russian boy's death ruled accidental in Texas
Source: Reuters
Adopted Russian boy's death ruled accidental in Texas
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas | Fri Mar 1, 2013 7:36pm EST
(Reuters) - Texas authorities ruled the death of a Russian boy adopted by a U.S. couple an accident on Friday, but said a probe would continue into a case that has intensified a dispute over international adoptions.
The January 21 death of Max Shatto, 3, had sparked criminal and child welfare investigations in Texas, probes by authorities in Russia, and calls from Russian lawmakers for his 2-year-old brother to be returned to Russia.
Max died from a torn artery in his abdomen and had bruises consistent with injuring himself, Ector County officials said in a statement.
Laura and Alan Shatto had adopted Max and his brother from Russia. They live in Gardendale, a small community of about 1,600 people about 20 miles northwest of Midland, Texas, the childhood home of former U.S. President George W. Bush.
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By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas | Fri Mar 1, 2013 7:36pm EST
(Reuters) - Texas authorities ruled the death of a Russian boy adopted by a U.S. couple an accident on Friday, but said a probe would continue into a case that has intensified a dispute over international adoptions.
The January 21 death of Max Shatto, 3, had sparked criminal and child welfare investigations in Texas, probes by authorities in Russia, and calls from Russian lawmakers for his 2-year-old brother to be returned to Russia.
Max died from a torn artery in his abdomen and had bruises consistent with injuring himself, Ector County officials said in a statement.
Laura and Alan Shatto had adopted Max and his brother from Russia. They live in Gardendale, a small community of about 1,600 people about 20 miles northwest of Midland, Texas, the childhood home of former U.S. President George W. Bush.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/02/us-usa-russia-child-idUSBRE92100H20130302