Overview

• The family withdrew their New Haven Superior Court complaint last week to add DeJongh’s daughter as a plaintiff and another defendant, their attorney said.
• The Connecticut medical examiner ruled the 53-year-old’s 2023 death a homicide, citing cardiac arrhythmia after a physical altercation with blunt head and neck trauma.
• Autopsy findings included cutaneous contusions, a subdural hemorrhage, a focal neck hemorrhage, and a perimortem fracture of the left superior cornu of the thyroid cartilage.
• Cheshire police say a comprehensive investigation with state police has involved multiple interviews and forensic analysis under the New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office.
• DeJongh was found at the Cheshire home he shared with girlfriend Natasha Vadasz after a night out; she later sold the house and moved out of state and has not been charged.