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Phoenix woman dies after being found critically injured in backyard; police seek information
Kiersten Fabiani, 61, died Oct. 18, 10 days after police found her with life-threatening injuries beneath a vehicle in a backyard near 40th Street and Greenway Road. Phoenix police are investigating her death as a homicide and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Phoenix police have opened a homicide investigation after Kiersten Fabiani, 61, died Sunday, Oct. 18, from injuries authorities said were consistent with an assault.
Officers responded at about 11:15 a.m. Oct. 8 to a report of an injured person near 40th Street and Greenway Road. They found Fabiani with life-threatening injuries beneath a vehicle in the backyard of a home. She was taken to a hospital, where she remained until her death 10 days later.
Fabiani was unable to give police a statement because of her injuries, the department said. Authorities have not announced an arrest or released information about a suspect.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Phoenix Police Department. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Silent Witness at 480-948-6377, or in Spanish at 480-837-8446.