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it farther down?
Cruz:
No, it was like upper thigh of her leg.
Det. Sudler:
The upper thigh?
Cruz:
Yeah.
Det. Sudler:
And was towards the back? -
Cruz:
Yeah.
Det. Sudler: - And that happened a month before her death?
Cruz:
It may.. .it may have been that long. . .it may not
have been that long.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. And she said she hit herself on her desk?
Cruz:
On the desk.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Was she a clumsy person? Did she do that
often?
Cruz:
Yeah. -
Det. Sudler:
Did she bruise a lot. . .you know...? -
Cruz:
Well, ‘I did.. .yeah, I saw. . .1 mean. . .with her it
-
was. . . it was easy to see. . .you know. . .because she
was.. .her skin. But. . .1 mean. . .throughout the years I can say yeah, I did see maybe. . .you know... a. . .a bruise or two.
Det. Sudler:
Any other injuries or anything like that?
Cruz:
Not that I know of.
Det. Sudler:’
Okay. Umm. .so I guess you discussed this with
Benetta that they thought the’blood clot might have been from that injury? ‘ ‘
Cruz:
11mm. . .well, she mentioned that, yes.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Umm. .did you go out to her funeral?
Cruz:
No, I didn’t.
Det. Sudler:
You didn’t?
Cruz:
I was here.
Det. Sudler:
Do you, know if. . .did. . .1 mean. . .after bumping
herself. I mean.. .was this something that she would have.. .you know. . .limped or complained about.,..

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