Simon Harwood trial. (5): Court told that pathologist Dr. Freddy Patel 'threw evidence down the sink' because he had 'made up his mind'; Daily Mail.

STORY: "Pathologist who examined Ian Tomlinson 'threw evidence down the sink' because he had 'made up his mind' on how the newspaper vendor died at G20 protests," by reporter Graham Smith, published in the Daily Mail on June 26, 2012.

SUB-HEADINGS: "Dr. Freddy Patel carried out first post-mortem on Mr. Tomlinson two days after his death in April 2009 during the G20 protests in the City of London; He concluded he had died of natural causes in the form of a heart attack; Footage then emerged of PC Simon Harwood striking Mr. Tomlinson; Two further post-mortems then concluded he had been killed by internal bleeding caused by a liver injury; Dr. Patel today stood by his findings;

GIST: "Consultant forensic pathologist Dr Freddy Patel, 64, carried out the first post-mortem on Mr Tomlinson on April 3, 2009 - two days after his death during the G20 protests in the City of London. His findings led to the official line that the newspaper vendor had died of natural causes in the form of a heart attack. This theory was only questioned when footage later emerged of PC Simon Harwood hitting Mr Tomlinson with a baton and shoving him to the floor. The father-of-nine collapsed minutes later. Two subsequent post-mortems involving three pathologists concluded that Mr Tomlinson had been killed by internal bleeding caused by a liver injury, the hearing at Southwark Crown Court was told.........Prosecutor Mark Dennis today questioned whether Dr Patel had given proper consideration to the three litres of 'internal abdominal fluid blood' - which he later threw down the sink - and blood clots found in Mr Tomlinson’s stomach cavity."

The entire story can be found at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2164981/Pathologist-examined-Ian-Tomlinson-threw-evidence-sink-mind-newspaper-vendor-died-G20-protests.html

See Guardian story on today's hearing:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/26/ian-tomlinson-pathologist-forensic-evidence

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:

I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.

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

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