A pathologist who gave disputed evidence at the inquest into a man's death after G20 protests has been suspended for a further five months.
Freddy Patel said newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson, who collapsed at protests in 2009, died of natural causes.
The jury at the inquest into his death disagreed however, and returned an unlawful killing verdict.
The General Medical Council decided to suspend Dr Patel further at a fitness to practice panel.
The panel said it was unable to conclude the hearing until other matters regarding Dr Patel's conduct were determined.
The panel decided Dr Patel's period of suspension, which was due to finish at the end of the year, should be extended to May 30th 2012.
A police officer, Simon Harwood, has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Tomlinson and is due to face trial next June.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;
