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| Ga. inmate dies from suffocation |
| By Telegraph |
| Published: 11/08/2004 |
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The autopsy of a Houston County (Ga.) inmate shocked three times with a Taser has found that he died from suffocation, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported last Tuesday. The GBI said in a news release that the official cause of death was a result of "positional asphyxia complicated by obesity and sickle cell crisis." Positional asphyxia is when a person dies because his or her body position interferes with breathing, resulting in suffocation. Sickle cell is a blood disorder in which the red blood cells do not function properly. The GBI autopsy also found that "the manner of death in this case is best classified as accident." Melvin Bernard Samuel, 28, of Savannah, died April 16 after he was shocked with the stun gun, which delivers a 50,000-volt shock to the body and temporarily overrides the central nervous system. The autopsy results were released last Tuesday by the GBI's Perry office, which was asked to assist in the investigation of the death by the Houston County Sheriff's Office. Gary Rothwell, special agent in charge of the GBI Perry office, declined comment last Tuesday, except to say the GBI investigative file and autopsy report have been forwarded to the Houston County District Attorney and Sheriff's offices. Houston County District Attorney Kelly Burke said he would have to review the file and autopsy report to determine whether any further investigation is warranted. |
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