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Coroner Says Huffing Fumes Likely Killed Teen

By Scott Sarvay

Coroner Says Huffing Fumes Likely Killed Teen

June 18, 2010 Updated Jul 16, 2009 at 9:49 AM EST FRUITDALE, Ind. (AP) - A coroner says a 19-year-old central Indiana woman's death was likely caused by intentionally inhaling fumes from a can of air freshener. Police say the mother of Elizabeth Mulvey found her unresponsive Tuesday afternoon in the younger woman's home at the Brown County community of Fruitdale. County Coroner Earl Piper says Mulvey had been dead for at least eight hours and that items found in the home point to a huffing-related death. He said that propellants in aerosol cans contain butane-based elements that can be toxic if directly inhaled. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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