"Positional asphyxia" is a suspected contributor to the death of 17-year-old Alegend Jones, who died days after an altercation with counselors at Youth Villages, according to the full autopsy report ...

The baby had been dead for an extended period of time before first responders were called, Indiana officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto An Indiana mother is accused of leaving her newborn baby in ...

According to the Medical Examiner Office's report obtained by TMZ, Christopher died at the age of 50 from positional asphyxia due to acute alcohol intoxication. Positional asphyxia occurs when someone ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Two paramedics in Illinois are facing murder charges after a patient died of positional asphyxiation shortly after he was taken to a hospital in December, court documents say.

The state medical examiner has determined that a Linden man who died early Saturday morning after breaking into a shed died of “positional asphyxiation.” Robert Lee Hubbard, 23, of the 8200 block of ...