#JusticeForBobby: Quawan “Bobby” Charles’ Family’s Independent Autopsy Suggests Drowning As Cause Of Death

Following our previous report of the tragic death of 15 year old Louisiana teen, Quawan Bobby Charles; Questions still loom as the independent autopsy carried out on Bobby’s body suggests that his death was caused by drowning.

Still, the question of HOW he drowned has remained unanswered, prompting an investigation into a possible homicide.

The long agonizing search and reality of his death, began when Roxanne Nelson, Bobby’s mother, started to call him to see where he was; after noticing he was missing but she got no response from her child. Bobby’s parents called 911 to report his disappearance to the Baldwin Police Department and West St. Mary Sheriff’s Office. However, officers told Roxanne that he was probably at a football game. Despite the family’s action, no Amber Alert was issued while he was missing.

However,  Quawan’s body was on the second of November  in a Loreauville sugar cane field about 30 minutes from his home. The coroner’s office initially stated that the teenager had drowned and mutilation marks on his face came from “aquatic animals”; but that didn’t sit right with his family so they raised money to get a second, independent autopsy done.

“Those bodies of water barely go up to your knees. And so this isn’t that Quawan tried to go for a swim,” said Ronald Haley, one of the attorneys representing Quawan’s family.

According to TMZ, American Forensics has conducted that autopsy and they too have concluded that it is more than likely that Quawan did indeed drown. What they don’t know, however, is how that could have happened.

Beyoncé dedicated the front page of her website to Quawan’s memory.