New Jersey Mother Seeks Answers After Son's Mysterious Death
TEANECK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A New Jersey mother is looking for answers more than a week after her son was found dead in Manhattan.
Pablo Polanco Marte, 20, was found lying unconscious facedown on the sidewalk in front of 20 West St. with cuts on his legs, arms and back on Sunday, July 12. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
He was spending time with friends in the city so his mother never expected to get a call from an NYPD detective telling her Pablo had died.
New Jersey Family Seeks Answers After 20-Year-Old Man Dies In Manhattan
"I'm in shock right now," Mercedes Marte told 1010 WINS' Rebecca Granet. "For me as a mom it's the nightmare I wouldn't wish for anyone."
Marte said the autopsy revealed the cause of death was internal bleeding, but the circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown.
"This makes it even more worse than a nightmare," Marte said. "I really don't know what happened to my son."
Police said they are investigating multiple options, including a hit-and-run.
Marte is asking anyone with information to come forward.
"I keep saying if somebody saw something, or heard something, or Pablo told them something, speak out," she said.