Former AG Mike Hatch's daughter found dead

Anne Hatch
In a file photo, Anne Hatch walks to misdemeanor court in Chicago, Friday, June 10, 2005. Anne and her sister Elizabeth were accused and later acquitted of assaulting two Chicago police officers, resisting arrest, and damaging police property in March, 2004.
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The 27-year-old daughter of former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch was found dead over the weekend in her Chicago condominium, an apparent suicide, according to a report from a Chicago radio station.

WBBM-AM reports that Anne Hatch was pronounced dead Sunday. The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed Hatch's death was a suicide, according to the station.

Police say Hatch was found in her apartment on Chicago's Miracle Mile by a building employee.

The Hatch family released a statement Monday, saying their daughter Anne "died unexpectedly" in Chicago.

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"This is a sad and painful time for our family. Nothing in life can prepare you for the loss of a child," the statement continued.

In 2004, Anne Hatch and her older sister, Elizabeth, were arrested following a confrontation with a police officer outside a Chicago nightclub.

The Hatch sisters said police officers used excessive force. The sisters were acquitted in June 2005 of battery, resisting arrest and criminal damage.

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Information from: WBBM-AM

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