medical examiner
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Manny Ellis Trial Continues: Experts Throw a Wrench in “Overdose” Argument
A forensic pathologist and an audio analyst concluded that Manny Ellis died from the cop’s restraint, not meth.
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“Excited Delirium” Diagnoses Have Protected Bad Cops, But Now Prominent Doctors Are Rejecting It
The American College of Emergency Physicians took a stand against the diagnosis of excited delirium, which is often used to justify deaths within custody.
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Stepfather's Bail Increased to $250,000 After Release of Autopsy Report in NYC Child-Abuse Case
Rysheim Smith’s bail was increased from $50,000 to $250,000 on Monday after the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death of his 6-year-old stepson, Zymere Perkins, a homicide, according to the New York Post. According to the autopsy report, Zymere died of fatal child-abuse syndrome. He had broken ribs, finger…
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Autopsy Findings of Fatally Beaten NYC 6-Year-Old Released
Autopsy results for Zymere Perkins, 6, who died after being physically abused, have been released, the New York Post reports. On Sept. 26, Zymere was beaten with a broomstick in his Harlem apartment. Apparently he was beaten for defecating in a bucket. “The cause of death is fatal child-abuse syndrome,” said Julie Bolcer, spokeswoman for…