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malaise

(269,157 posts)
Mon Aug 13, 2012, 11:13 AM Aug 2012

When the pathologist is a government tool-the G20 protest murder by police

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ian-tomlinson-death-investigation-doctor-freddy-patel-may-face-axe-8038502.html
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Dr Freddy Patel was found by a medical tribunal to be misleading, dishonest and liable to bring his profession into disrepute over parts of his handling of the post-mortem examination of Mr Tomlinson's body.

The pathologist, who is currently suspended, concluded that newspaper seller Mr Tomlinson died from a heart attack, but questions were raised when an American tourist came forward with a film recording of him being hit.

Further medical reports suggested that in fact he died from an injury to his liver that caused internal bleeding and then cardiac arrest.

At the inquest into Mr Tomlinson's death, Dr Patel's claim that Mr Tomlinson died of a heart attack was discredited by the jury in favour of the string of experts who said he died of internal bleeding.
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Patel is a disgrace to his profession - fuck him.
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