Medical examiner Sultana Marianou, who is co-signing with her colleague Nikos Kalogrias, the report on the causes of death of Zak Costopoulos, is expected to take the floor of the witness of the Mixed Jury Court (MOD) before which the trial of the six accused continues today. death of the activist on the pedestrian street of Gladstonos Street three years ago.
The testimony of Mr. Kalogrias preceded during the previous court session, who was categorical that the 33-year-old did not show any pathology and that his death is connected with the multiple beatings he received.
“Zacharias Costopoulos” made ‘an ischemic attack after multiple injuries “as the witness stressed, explaining that people simply say” heart attack and it is about reduced oxygenation of the myocardium “, said the medical examiner, pointing out many times that from the thorough examination in the Forensic Medicine Service “other mechanisms were excluded, pathological, toxicological, etc., which could lead to this result”.
The examination of Mr. Kalogrias had lasted many hours, while in several cases the tone had risen during the questions submitted by the defense attorneys of the six defendants. The medical examiner was adamant about the conclusions of the report he co-signed with his colleague who will testify today and had to repeat dozens of times that “the pile of injuries from multiple provoking mechanisms resulted in ischemia” and stressed that the Forensic Service investigation was with complete control over every possible scenario. “It was toxicologically checked, and the heart condition was also checked. We can safely say that it has no other reason to do with pulmonary edema. I had not seen any pathology that justifies pulmonary edema. Because medicine is a positive science, it is confirmed mathematically. The injuries were what led there. “I am not saying how the injuries came about, this is a matter for the court,” said Mr. Kalogrias.
On the previous, second day of the trial, a friend of the 33-year-old activist was also examined, who was the last person who had spoken to him on the phone before Zak Costopoulos was in the jewelry store of one of the accused, when the reverse began. measurement for his shocking death after being hit hard.
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