David Fowler, Maryland’s former longtime chief medical examiner, drew national attention recently when he testified in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted on murder and manslaughter charges for killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than 9 minutes last May. It was Dr. Fowler’s opinion that the victim died not of a lack of oxygen, as .
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The defense continued to present its case in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former officer accused of killing George Floyd.
A forensic pathologist testified Wednesday that Floyd s death was caused by several factors including drug use, heart disease, and a possible carbon monoxide poisoning from auto exhaust.
Dr. David Fowler said he believes Floyd ultimately died of a sudden heart rhythm problem.
That contradicts what we ve heard from several other medical experts, who say Floyd died from a lack of oxygen. So in my opinion, Mr. Floyd had a sudden cardiac arrhythmia, or cardiac arrhythmia, due to his atherosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease, or – you can write that down multiple different ways – during his restraint and subdual by the police – or restraint by the police, Fowler said.