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Medical Examiner: Woman's Death On LES Was An Accident
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Christopher Robbins
Published Aug 28, 2012
Modified Aug 28, 2012
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The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the City of New York has ruled the death of 29-year-old Carlisle Brigham an accident. A spokesperson told DNAinfo that Brigham died from "blunt impact injuries of the head and neck," and that her injuries were "consistent with a fall down the stairs." Initially police believed that Brigham, who was found at the bottom of a stairwell at 191 Orchard Street, had her neck slashed due to the large amount of blood at the scene.
The Post reported earlier today that Brigham had been drinking with friends the night before she died, and a resident of the building she was staying in noted that she was wearing "really high heels."
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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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