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Forensic pathologist: Peggy Pierre died of multiple stab wounds; manner ruled homicide
Summary
A forensic pathologist testified that 74-year-old Peggy Pierre died from multiple sharp-force injuries, including a stab that severed the left internal jugular and damaged the spinal cord; the autopsy report and photographs were admitted into evidence.
A forensic pathologist told jurors that the cause of death in the case of Peggy Pierre was sharp-force injuries and that the manner of death is homicide.
Dr. Erin Carney, a forensic pathologist who reviewed the autopsy performed by Dr. William McClain, testified that a stab wound to the side of Pierre’s neck entered the left internal jugular vein and traversed the spine between the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae, injuring the spinal cord. “The cause of death is stab wounds,” Carney said. “The manner of death is homicide.”
Carney described multiple wounds: a deep stab on the left side of the neck…
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