Forensic Pathologist Testifies At Holland Parents’ Hearing

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By Jerry Siefring

Story Created: Mar 14, 2006 at 11:24 AM EST

Story Updated: Nov 26, 2008 at 1:09 PM EST

(AP) A forensic pathologist testified Monday that a disposable diaper was found on the skeletal remains of 7-year-old Ricky Holland.

Joyce DeJong of Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital says she ruled Ricky’s death a “homicide by unspecified means” after completing his autopsy. She also says some of Ricky’s injuries were highly suspicious of abuse.

Her testimony came on the seventh day of a preliminary exam for the boy’s adoptive parents, Tim and Lisa Holland, who are charged with open murder and first-degree child abuse.

Ricky vanished from his Williamston home 15 miles east of Lansing last Fourth of July weekend. In late January, Tim Holland led authorities to Ricky’s body in a rural Ingham County game area. His parents deny killing him.

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