Police investigate bruises found on Bobbi Kristina's face and mouth as hundreds gather to pray for her at candlelit vigil

  • Documentarian Daphne Barak said she was told by Nick Gordon he had left marks on Bobby Kristina's chest while performing CPR
  • Police are also investigating bruises found on Bobbi Kristina Brown's face and mouth 
  • The 21-year-old has been in medically induced coma since January 31 
  • Some 500 family members and fans gathered in Georgia Monday evening for Shining a Light for Healing vigil  

A friend of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s boyfriend has stated that mystery bruises found on her body, which have sparked a police investigation into possible domestic abuse, were the result of CPR efforts.

The claims came to light Monday, just hours before Ms Brown's family members and supporters gathered for an emotional candlelight vigil to pray for a miracle. 

Documentary producer Daphne Barak, who is friends with Bobbi Kristina's boyfriend, Nick Gordon, said that he told her over the phone how he left marks on his girlfriend’s chest while performing compressions in a desperate bid to revive her.

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Begging for a miracle: Denice Matthews, of Riverdale, Georgia, joins several hundred people at the Riverdale amphitheater for a prayer vigil for Bobbi Kristina Brown on Monday

Begging for a miracle: Denice Matthews, of Riverdale, Georgia, joins several hundred people at the Riverdale amphitheater for a prayer vigil for Bobbi Kristina Brown on Monday

Sea of lights: Some 500 supporters of the Brown family gathered at the Riverdale Town Center amphitheater south of Atlanta

Sea of lights: Some 500 supporters of the Brown family gathered at the Riverdale Town Center amphitheater south of Atlanta

Painful memory: Pamela Howard of Lithonia, center, wears a Whitney Houston tour shirt she bought in 1999 on Monday at a prayer vigil for her daughter 

Painful memory: Pamela Howard of Lithonia, center, wears a Whitney Houston tour shirt she bought in 1999 on Monday at a prayer vigil for her daughter 

‘Nick told me that the bruises were from his CPR,’ Barak said, according to RadarOnline.

Whitney Houston’s troubled daughter was discovered face down in a bathtub of a home in the 9000 block of Riverbend Manor in Roswell, Georgia, more than a week ago,

The 21-year-old has been in a medically induced coma since January 31.

No charges have been filed in the case, but police are investigating suspected abuse and drug use.

They are also looking into suspicious injuries to Bobbi Kristina's face and mouth, reported WSB-TV

Brown's relatives have said Bobbi Kristina is in a hospital ‘fighting for her life.’

Family in tears: Shayne Brown comforts and wipes tears from his mother's face, Tina Brown, center, during vigil

Nolan Frazier, who owns Riverdale Smileys Barbershop across the street, prays for Bobbi's recovery during the candlelit vigil

Nolan Frazier, who owns Riverdale Smileys Barbershop across the street, prays for Bobbi's recovery during the candlelit vigil

Unity: Friends and family of the Brown and Houston families pray and hold hands on stage 

Unity: Friends and family of the Brown and Houston families pray and hold hands on stage 

Power of prayer: Several local pastors performed gospel songs and prayed aloud with the crowd of supporters

Power of prayer: Several local pastors performed gospel songs and prayed aloud with the crowd of supporters

New details: A friend of Bobbi's boyfriend, Nick Gordon (left), said the man told her he had left bruises on his girlfriend's chest while performing CPR after she was found face down in a bathtub last month 

On Monday, Bobbi's grandmother Cissy Houston and her father, Bobby Brown, gathered at her bedside at Emory University Hospital.

At about 7pm local time, some 500 people filled the Amphitheater at Riverdale Town Center for a vigil in Bobbi's honor titled Shining a Light for Healing.

Supporters of the Brown family, some of whom were in attendance, prayed and sang gospel songs together while waving flashlights in the air, asking God to perform a miracle for Bobbi.

The vigil, which also include the recitation of passages from scripture, was led by Bishop Donald Battle.

Riverdale Mayor Evelyn Wynn-Dixon was among those who sang gospel hymns on stage, as members of the crowd sang and danced along.

Several vigil speakers touched on the struggles and scrutiny Brown's family has faced in recent years, comparing them to their own trials and tribulations.

Bobbi's father, Bobby Brown (left), arrived at Emory University Hospital (right) in Georgia to spend time with his comatose daughter Monday 

Eerie similarities: Bobbi's mother, Whitney Houston (right) was also found unresponsive in a bathtub on February 11, 2012, and later died

Eerie similarities: Bobbi's mother, Whitney Houston (right) was also found unresponsive in a bathtub on February 11, 2012, and later died

'They bleed and hurt like us,' Wynn-Dixon told the crowd before singing the gospel song 'There's a leak in this old building.'

Brian and Poco Reese, both 52, of Johns Creek, Georgia, said they would make the roughly 40-mile drive back home feeling refreshed, uplifted and hopeful for Bobbi Kristina's recovery.

'We just continue to pray that the Lord does his will and whatever that may be for Bobbi Kristina's life on Earth, we don't know that,' Brian Reese said.

'We watched her grow over the years. We love her,' Poco Reese added. 'You know, with everything she's gone through, with everything she's endured, we love her even more.' 

Bobbi's uncle, Tommy Brown, described the Monday night event to the New York Daily News as 'beautiful.'

City of Riverdale Marketing Specialist Corey Punzi says he planned the event to support Brown's family because Bobby Brown was the first artist to perform at the city's amphitheater in 2010.

Police,citing an ongoing investigation, have not disclosed many details of the circumstances in which Brown was found. Houston was also found unresponsive in a bathtub on Feb. 11, 2012, and later died. 

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