Inquiry reveals Kelly's final moments The tragic details of how Dr David Kelly took his own life have been revealed for the first time as the inquiry into his death opened. Dr Kelly, the adviser at the
centre of a row over the "sexed-up" dodgy dossier on
Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, methodically removed his watch
and spectacles before slashing his left wrist. The Government scientist was found by police in a field near his home at 9.20am on July 18 after telling his wife the night before that he was going out for a walk. A post-mortem examination on his body, conducted the following day by Home Office pathologist Dr Nicholas Hunt, found that the removal of his watch and spectacles indicated a deliberate act of self-harm. Dr Hunt concluded in his report:
"The fact that the watch appears to have been removed whilst
blood was already flowing suggests that it has been removed deliberately
in order to facilitate access to the wrist". "The removal of the watch
in this way and, indeed, the removal of the spectacles are features
pointing towards this being an act of self-harm." The pathologist said that a "significant degree of coronary artery disease" may have played some small part in the rapidity of death but was not the major cause. Four electrocardiogram pads were
found on his chest, two over each side of the upper chest area
and two over each side of the lower chest area. Lord Hutton said: "It is clearly important that I and the public should have a very much more detailed and fuller picture of the facts than the outline which I have just given. "Therefore, the first task in this inquiry will be to flesh out that outline. This is what will be done in the next stage of the inquiry when I sit again." |
avec quelques corrections L'enquête révèle les moments finals de Kelly.
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