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GLADSTONE — Police in Gladstone say the death of 13-year-old Jayden Robker was not the result of foul play.

Gladstone police said Monday there was no foul play involved in the death of Jayden Robker, the 13-year-old found dead in a pond in March.

Jayden Robker, 13, was found dead in a Gladstone pond in March.

Police have closed an investigation into 13-year-old Jayden Robker's death after he was found dead earlier this year in a Gladstone pond.

Gladstone police said Monday there was no foul play involved in the death of Jayden Robker, the 13-year-old found dead in a pond in March.

The KSHB 41 I-Team's Sarah Plake obtained social services reports that shed light on what 13-year-old Jayden Robker's life was like before his body was found in a pond in March.

We need to do to texts and robocalls what we did with faxes years ago. From our readers:

KC teen Jayden Robker, a 13-year-old found dead in a pond earlier this year, wasn’t the only child who had reported child abuse in the home.