The cause of Senzo Meyiwa’s death has finally been revealed
The cause of Senzo Meyiwa’s death has finally been revealed. The pathologist who examined the football star’s body gave testimony on Tuesday.
Dr Johannes Steenekamp told the court how the gun used to l Meyiwa was pressed against his chest.
He also said it took seconds or minutes for him to die.
SENZO MEYIWA’S CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED
The court heard that the primary causes of death were heavy blood loss and lung and heart damage.
He revealed that Meyiwa was shot at close range, and the firearm was likely pressed against him at arm’s length – that’s why the gun residue powder got into his skin, forming a wound that looked like a bullet entrance.
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Dr Steenkamp noted that the bullet damaged Senzo Meyiwa’s right lung and heart tissues. He has it that the star had internal bleeding caused by damaged tissues around his heart.
Dr Steenkamp pulled a shocker when he revealed that the nature of the wound only allowed Senzo Meyiwa to survive a matter of seconds or minutes, ruling out the possibility that he survived hours.
Dr Steenkamp said: “I think, in this case, he was a fit young man. He probably would’ve survived seconds, minutes, definitely not hours.”
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