     ACCORDING TO INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION: THE DECEASED WAS A RESIDENT OF THE EL PONCE DE LEON NURSING HOME DIAGNOSED WITH ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME, HYPERTENSION AND DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS.  THE DECEASED HAD REFUSED TO EAT AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO COLUMBIA CEDARS MEDICAL CENTER.   HE WAS FED INTRAVENOUSLY FOR THREE DAYS AND WAS TRANSFERED BACK TO EL PONCE DE LEON.  
     ON AUG. 29, 1996 THE DECEASED WAS FOUND NOT BREATHING ABOUT 8:55 AM AND PRONOUNCED DEAD.  