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Another shocking twist in the Lawrence Phillips murder case; officials believe the victim may have been sexually assaulted around the time he was killed.

The former NFL running back has already been charged with 1st degree murder in the April 11th death of his cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison, where Phillips was already serving time for a plethora of other crimes.

But an incident report obtained by TMZ Sports shows officials administered a sexual assault kit on the victim in the days following the murder.

Officials involved in the murder investigation tell TMZ a sexual assault kit is NOT a standard operating procedure with murder victims at KVSP, “There would have to be a reason to believe [a sexual assault occurred]. Some evidence or something else.”

It’s unclear what the sexual assault kit turned up or if prosecutors plan to charge Phillips with a sex crime.

You can read the report here.

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