Woman dies from injuries sustained in September

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A 43-year-old woman died Sunday from injuries sustained in September of last year, and the cause of death was ruled a homicide.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Medina Michelle Thornton’s death a homicide, the result of complications of blunt force trauma to the head. According to police, Thornton was found unconscious and suffering from trauma to the head in an apartment in the 300 block of Delafield Place, NW, on Sept. 19, 2015.

Thornton died on April 3 from her injuries.