Justice for Richard

What do the cases of Ian Tomlinson (who died at the G20 protest), Richard Chang and Anthony Hardy have in common?

The most recent case of Ian Tomlinson who died after being assaulted by a police officer from the Metropolitan police the first examination, conducted by Dr Freddy Patel, found Mr Tomlinson died from a heart attack after he collapsed during the protests in the City on April 1.
But the second, carried out at the request of Mr Tomlinson's family and the IPCC, rejected that finding.
The second pathologist, Dr Nat Carey found he died from internal bleeding.
His conclusions prompted IPCC investigators to question the officer, a constable in the Metropolitan Police Territorial Support Group (TSG) based in Lambeth, on suspicion of manslaughter.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1173146/New-picture-reveals-head-injury-sustained-G20-victim-death.html

Other cases
Richard Chang who died at Abbey National headquarters after interrogation by Kroll Associates

In the case of Richard Chang, senior risk analyst who died after a fall at Abbey National headquarters in an apparent suicide. The death was treated prematurely by the police as non suspicious. The postmortem conducted by Dr Freddy Patel found that Richard had died of multiple head injuries. Police witness statements stated that even though the cranium had split open spilling out the contents of the brain tissue there was no blood. Mr Patel failed to turn up at the Coroner's Inquest and therefore the legal representatives of the Chang family were unable to ask him any questions.

The Anthony Hardy case
Inquest dismissed ‘signs of violence’
by Richard Osley
DETECTIVES dropped a murder investigation into Anthony Hardy a year before the discovery of body parts in Camden Town after a pathologist decided his first known victim had died from “natural causes”.
Police arrested Hardy on suspicion of murder after finding Sally Rose White’s naked body locked in his spare room.
The key to the room, which Hardy said was let to a lodger who was overseas for three weeks, was found stitched into a secret lining of his coat.
The Old Bailey heard on Tuesday that she had sustained a blow to the head and inside the bedroom a blood-stained hooded sweatshirt – thought to be worn by Ms White – was found. On the palm of her hand was written the words: “I only want £15”.
Prosecutor Richard Horwell said: “She had received a wound to the top of the head. She had a bite mark to the right thigh that the defendant had caused – that has been shown by scientific evidence.”
But detectives said after Tuesday’s hearing that the case had been “discontinued” following a report from Home Office pathologist Dr Freddy Patel which revealed the dead woman had suffered from coronary heart disease.
Dr Patel ruled Ms White, whose family live in Hampshire, had died from a heart attack and an inquest at St Pancras Coroner’s Court resulted in a “natural causes” verdict.
Coroner Dr Stephen Chan did not call Hardy to give evidence to the hearing. “There is no evidence of foul play or third party intervention,” he said.
The New Journal was the only newspaper in court and the case was heard in 15 minutes.
Dr Patel told the hearing: “There were no marks of violence.”
Detective Sergeant Alan Bostock added: “There is no evidence to suggest that he (Hardy) was responsible for her death. The investigation has been closed.”
Dr Chan has since left his post at St Pancras Coroner’s Court and has not been traced since.
Dr Patel was forced to review his decision on the case on January 1 as police began linking Hardy with the deaths of prostitutes Elizabeth Valad and Brigitte MacClennan.
Mr Horwell said that the pathologist had found evidence of heart disease. Dr Patel was unavailable for comment but police press officials said it had been discontinued “in the light of findings of Dr Patel that death had been from natural causes”.
http://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/archive/n271103_2.htm