A possible picture of compression asphyxia and traces of blood in the lungs. These are the first elements to emerge from the autopsy on the body of Abderrahim Fakir, who died after being handcuffed and restrained during a police intervention in Bologna. These are still provisional indications, which will need to be verified and interpreted in the definitive conclusions of the forensic medical consultants.
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Fabio Anselmo, the Fakir family’s lawyer, drew attention to the asphyxia hypothesis. “I am not a forensic doctor, but I believe there may be an undeniable picture of compression asphyxia. But we will have to wait for the expert conclusions,” he declared at the end of the examination.
The autopsy will have to clarify whether the compression played a role in Fakir’s death and what significance should be attributed to the presence of blood in the lungs. Histological examinations and the overall evaluations of the experts will define the picture and reconstruct the relationship between the methods of restraint and the death.
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A different interpretation comes from the defense of the two police officers involved in the intervention. According to the consultant appointed by the officers, the examination did not reveal elements attributable to excessive or violent use of force. “As far as I have been informed by my forensic medical trustee, the accurate analysis conducted during the autopsy did not reveal anything referable to an excessive, violent action by the two officers,” stated lawyer Gabriele Bordoni.
The two police officers involved in the intervention and four 118 operators are involved in the proceedings. The police officers wore bodycams, which documented the various phases of the operation and can therefore be used to reconstruct the dynamics of the restraint.
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