Hawaiʻi Police Department
Juvenile Aid Section, Area I
Lieutenant Sandor Finkey
Phone: (808) 935-3311
Report No. 19-093433
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old female stemming from an incident that occurred at a residence in Hawiian Beaches.
On Wednesday (November 27), at approximately 11:44 a.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a report of a juvenile female with an injury to her neck.
The child was transported by Hawaiʻi Fire Department medics to the Hilo Medical Center, where life-saving measures were unsuccessful.
Detectives from the Area I Juvenile Aid Section are continuing this investigation, which is classified as manslaughter.