A forensic pathologist testified on Thursday that Jordan Neely’s death was caused by the “combined effects” of the synthetic marijuana he was using, his schizophrenia, and other factors.
Dr. Satish Chundru reviewed Neely’s autopsy records and video evidence for Daniel Penny’s defense team, the New York Post reported, and determined that those records didn’t show the signs typically associated with chokehold deaths.
“In your opinion, did Mr. Penny choke Mr. Neely to death?” asked Steven Raiser, one of Penny’s defense attorneys.
“No,” Chundru replied, “The chokehold did not cause death.”
Chundru also testified that Neely’s death was the result of “the combined effects of sickle cell crisis, the schizophrenia, the struggle and restraint, and the synthetic marijuana,” Fox News reported. He said that someone high on synthetic marijuana with schizophrenia can…
